Hondo Dog Park American Flag Hydrant, Hillsboro, Oregon
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N 45° 33.171 W 122° 54.601
10T E 507023 N 5044371
Hondo Dog Park includes a fire hydrant painted by a local dog association like an American flag as a memorial to the police dog, Hondo, which received some controversy.
Waymark Code: WM3VKQ
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 05/22/2008
Views: 74
Hondo Dog Park is a city park in Hillsboro, Oregon. Located on 3.75 acres, the park is off 229th Avenue near the Hillsboro Stadium and the Sunset Highway. The Hondo Dog Park is named after a Hillsboro Police Department K-9 unit dog that was shot and killed in the line of duty. The park includes a fire hydrant painted by a local dog association like an American flag as a memorial to the police dog, which received some controversy. Soon officials fenced off the hydrant over concerns of disrespect for the flag if dogs used the hydrant. The controversy over the flag painted hydrant received national news.
Instructions for logging waymark: A photograph is required of you (or your GPS receiver, if you are waymarking solo) and the flag painted hydrant.