Rotary Park - Cranbrook, BC
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A tall stone cairn with a Rotary Marker atop will be seen upon entering Cranbrook's Rotary Park at 10th Avenue and First Street.
Waymark Code: WMKFPM
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 04/08/2014
Views: 2
On the cairn under the marker is indicated that this park opened in 1925 as a children's playground. This is true, as on June 28th of 1922 a referendum was held asking the ratepayers of Cranbrook their opinions on the proposed park. The vote was 222 to 88 in favor of the park and playground and a bylaw approving the park was passed forthwith.
It was the Rotarians who were instrumental in having the bylaw placed before the people and who did much of the work and the fundraising for the park. They have since added things such as a pavilion, a spray park for the kids and recently added new playground equipment.
Right downtown, near the post office and city hall, this is a much used park. This is the park in which the city placed their BC Spirit square.
Name: Rotary Park
Street Location: 10th Avenue & 1st Street
Local Municipality: City of Cranbrook
State/Province, etc.: British Columbia
Country: Canada
Web Site: [Web Link]
Date Established: June 28th 1922
Picnic Facilities: tables, pavillion
Recreational Facilities:
Playground
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Wall of Valour Mural
Memorial/Commemoration: Not listed
Monuments/Statues: Not listed
Fountains: Not listed
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed
Special Events: Not listed
Traditional Geocaches: Not listed
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