David Douglas Park, Vancouver, Washington
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N 45° 37.734 W 122° 35.499
10T E 531830 N 5052898
David Douglas Park is located on Garrison Road.
Waymark Code: WMCNM
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 05/15/2006
Views: 79
David Douglas Park is located on Garrison Road in Vancouver, Washington. Facilities include play equipment, restrooms and horseshoes.Douglas, for whom the park is named, was a botanist and scholar who visited Fort Vancouver during the time of the Hudson's Bay Company. This name was proposed by the Historical Society and accepted by the Parks and Recreation. It is much better than its World War II name of "Trailer Terrace Park." It had been the site of temporary housing such as silver trailers.
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Name: David Douglas Park
Street Location: North Garrison Road
Local Municipality: Vancouver
State/Province, etc.: Washington
Country: USA
Web Site: [Web Link]
Memorial/Commemoration: David Douglas (Individual)
Date Established: Not listed
Picnic Facilities: Not listed
Recreational Facilities: Not listed
Monuments/Statues: Not listed
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed
Fountains: Not listed
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed
Special Events: Not listed
Traditional Geocaches: Not listed
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