Denny Park - Seattle, WA
N 47° 37.148 W 122° 20.465
10T E 549513 N 5274180
Denny Park has the distinction of being Seattle's first and oldest city park, established in 1884 and located in the heart of the city.
Waymark Code: WMG1W8
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 01/02/2013
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Visitors to Denny Park will notice the very large cedar trees that populate the park property. There is also a statue bust of a very influential former citizen of Seattle,
Mark A. Matthews, in this park as well as a small playground and a dog off-leash area for pet owners. This park has concrete sidewalks at all four corners of the park that lead to the park center which surprisingly, has no fountain or monument to great visitors. The following text is taken off the Seattle Parks and Recreation
website:
A peaceful green island in a sea of traffic, Denny Park lies on the central business district's northern fringe, and is surrounded by major thoroughfares. Broad pathways planted with rhododendrons and azaleas lead to a central circle…thick crowned maples, pines, and other trees shield the grass and its sprawling occupants from city noises until it's time to return to the working world.
Denny Park lies on pioneer David Denny’s land claim, and was first donated to the City by Denny and his wife in 1864 as a cemetery. In 1883 the Dennys drew up a new deed rededicating most of the cemetery property to become a public park with the gravesites to be removed at the City’s expense. Ordinance 571, approved by the Common Council of the City and Mayor H.G. Struve on July 10 1883, converted, dedicated, and set apart the land donated by Denny as a public park.
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This park was visited in December so I wasn't able to appreciate the flowers that grow in this park and I was also surprised to discover that the City's Parks and Recreation Administrative building is located at the west end of this park. Also, Wikipedia mentions this park as being Seattle's first and oldest park. Here's another link from the HistoryLink.org website that also mentions this park being the first public park of Seattle.