Benjaminson Park - Winnipeg, Manitoba
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PM8
N 49° 52.056 W 097° 18.522
14U E 621540 N 5525281
A narrow park in a residential area with a short path leading to the Assiniboine River.
Waymark Code: WMREBR
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 06/18/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 2

This small urban greenspace (0.13 hectares) consists of a path through the trees to the river. The coordinates given are for the start of the path at Assiniboine Avenue. At the entrance there is a plaque affixed to a large rock honouring Skuli Benjaminson, for whom the park is named. He was one of the first settlers in the area. At the top of the riverbank there is a small cleared area with a pair of benches facing each other.
Name: Benjaminson Park

Street Location: 3432 Assiniboine Avenue

Local Municipality: Winnipeg

State/Province, etc.: Manitoba

Country: Canada

Web Site: [Web Link]

Memorial/Commemoration: Skuli Benjaminson

Date Established: June 1987

Picnic Facilities: None

Recreational Facilities:
85 m long path from the street to the river


Monuments/Statues: Memorial plaque honouring Skuli Benjaminson

Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): None

Fountains: None

Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Assiniboine River

Special Events: None

Traditional Geocaches:
GC6JEE6 "Down by the River"


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