Village Park - Newark, MO
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 39° 59.605 W 091° 58.408
15S E 587633 N 4427531
Small town, (village?), with a population of 94
Waymark Code: WMMXH3
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 11/20/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
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County of park: Knox County
Location of park: Fresh St. (MO 156) & Main St. (MO KK), Newark

In the park is also a gazebo, and a time capsule for the villages Sesquicentennial and a historic marker for a Civil War Battle fought here.

Text for each marker can be read: Time Capsule   Civil War

Additional information about battle:
At Newark, Union troops led by Capt. W.W. Lair surrendered to Confederates under Colonel Joseph C. Porter, August 1, 1862, after a sharp skirmish.
Joseph C. Porter was a Confederate from NE Missouri, won many skirmishes, was soundly defeated at the Battle of Moore's Mill in Callaway county; was mortally wounded at the Battle in Wright County and some say he died there, others say he made it to Arkansas before succumbing to his wounds.

Name: No real name - Village Park - Town Square Park

Street Location: Bordered by Fresh St., Main St., Holmes St. & Shelby St.

Local Municipality: Newark

State/Province, etc.: Missouri

Country: United States

Picnic Facilities: Pavilion with several picnic tables under it, and one small Bar-B-Q stand.

Recreational Facilities:
Playground equipment and full outdoor basketball court

Fountains: One

Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: none

Traditional Geocaches:
The closest is one called "Trees" 2 miles S. (GC58P31)

Web Site: Not listed

Memorial/Commemoration: Not listed

Date Established: Not listed

Monuments/Statues: Not listed

Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed

Special Events: Not listed
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