Spreckels Memorial Park - Spreckels, California
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member hotshoe
N 36° 37.460 W 121° 38.770
10S E 621051 N 4054052
Central park of former company town
Waymark Code: WM5MDT
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/21/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member silverquill
Views: 8

The town of Spreckels was built to house factory workers of the Spreckels Sugar Company with fewer than 200 homes, and exactly one park. For such a small town, it's a large and well-maintained park with a ball field and playground. (The tennis court is only open to local residents.)
Name: Spreckels Memorial Park

Street Location: between Second and Third Streets, between Hatton and LLano Avenues

Local Municipality: Spreckels

State/Province, etc.: CA

Country: USA

Web Site: [Web Link]

Memorial/Commemoration: Sugar king Claus Spreckels

Date Established: approx 1900

Picnic Facilities: tables and grills

Recreational Facilities:
playground baseball field


Monuments/Statues: none

Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): none

Fountains: none

Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: none

Special Events: Fourth of July celebration

Traditional Geocaches:
Spreckels Park


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