The Mothers' Garden - Reykjavik, Iceland
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N 64° 08.736 W 021° 56.312
27W E 454334 N 7113575
The Mothers' Garden opened in 1925.
Waymark Code: WMNJF2
Location: Iceland
Date Posted: 03/23/2015
Views: 5
This sign is in Icelandic and English. The English side reads:
"The Mothers' Garden
As its name implies, the Mothers' Garden, opened in 1925, was primarily intended for mothers with their children. It had previously been a patch of uncultivated land. It was part of the estate of the Skalholtskot croft, located at what is now Laufsvegur 13-17, an outlying property belonging to Reykjavik farm estate. In the grass field which is now the Mothers' Garden was a spring, known as the Skalholt Spring, whose water was said to be unusually fresh and wholesome. The widening of Laekargata in 1950 encroached on the Garden."
Below is a description of the nearby sculpture "Motherly Love".
Group that erected the marker: City of Reykjavik
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Laekargata
Reykjavik, Iceland
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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