FIRST - Public Park in the Pacific Northwest, Esther Short Park, Vancouver, Washington
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Esther Short Park in Vancouver, Washington was established in 1853, and is the oldest public park in the Pacific Northwest.
Waymark Code: WM2E80
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 10/19/2007
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Esther Short Park in Vancouver, Washington was established in 1853, and is the oldest public park in the Pacific Northwest. It was bequeathed to the city in 1862, and includes a children’s playground, a rose garden, the historic Slocum House, a clock/bell tower in Esther Short Park’s Propstra Square named for the philanthropic founder of Burgerville, USA, a water feature made of columnar basalt, a sit-by-me statue "A Gift for You" and the statue of “The Pioneer Mother”.
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FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1853
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