John Gurney Park
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Historic Markers
N 43° 42.366 W 086° 21.579
16T E 551592 N 4839429
Woodlawn and Kateryn, parking nearby
Waymark Code: WMPB8K
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 08/02/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 7

Former state senator Theron Gurney and his wife, Helen, donated land to the village of Hart in 1912 for a park to honor their son. Lieutenant John Gurney (1871-1898), a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, had died at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish American War. In 1914 the Progressive Park Association erected the entrance arch as a memorial. John Gurney Park was one of several auto tourist camps developed along the West Michigan Pike during the 1920s. In 1921 the pavilion was built and the park improved with water and other amenities. A 1921 Hart Journal called it "one of the most beautiful and spacious parks that any town in Western Michigan can boast." Hart Lake was created in 1925 when the Pentwater River was dammed for a hydroelectric plant
Historical Name: John Gurney Family

Parking nearby?: yes

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Registered Site #: L2210

Historical Date: Not listed

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