Central Memorial Park - Calgary, Alberta - Municipal Parks and Plazas on Waymarking.com

Long Description:
The land has been owned by the City of Calgary since 1889 and totals about 4.78 acres. It is the site of one of the first libraries in the city.

The Chief Librarian described the park as "an unsightly wilderness of sand and scrub." Still to be landscaped when the library opened in 1912, it was gradually transformed by city Parks Superintendents, particularly William Reader (who is locally famous for the Reader Rock Gardens), into a beautiful formal park in the late Victorian tradition.

The coordinates were taken at the cenotaph on the west end of the park.

Name: Central Memorial Park Street Location: 11th Avenue and 4th Street Southwest Local Municipality: Calgary State/Province, etc.: Alberta Country: Canada Web Site: [Web Link] Memorial/Commemoration: Many war monuments have been built here Date Established: 1889 Picnic Facilities: Benches Only Recreational Facilities: Walking paths through floral gardens Monuments/Statues: Calgary Cenotaph Special Events: A significant Remembrance Day Service each year - November 11 at 11am Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed Fountains: Not listed Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed Traditional Geocaches: Not listed

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