Rotary Park - Cranbrook, BC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 49° 30.614 W 115° 46.051
11U E 589221 N 5484908
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: WMX30N
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 11/19/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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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. Also in the park is a large war memorial, including a memorial wall with a large memorial mural on the back side entitled Valour Remembered.

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.
Department Number, Category Name, and Waymark Code:
2-Buildings • Canada Post Offices • Canada Post - Main Post Office • WMFA4C 4-Culture • Murals • Valour Remembered • WMQCPX 6-History • Community Commemoration • BC Spirit Square • WMKFDJ 7-Measurement • Canadian Benchmarks • 79C083 - Cranbrook • WMKB21 8-Monuments • Rotary International Markers • Rotary Park Entrance • WMKFCH 9-Nature • Municipal Parks and Plazas • Rotary Park • WMKFPM 11-Recreation • Public Playgrounds • Rotary Playground • WMKFD8

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