Literacy Park - Newport, OR
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silverquill
N 44° 38.191 W 124° 03.776
10T E 415696 N 4943122
This is a small, one-acre park located behind the public library in Newport, Oregon, donated by the local Rotary Club with a dedication plaque.
Waymark Code: WMCZW2
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2011
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Literacy Park was donated by the
Rotary Club of Newport, chartered in 1955, to celebrate its 50th anniversary, as well as the Centennial of Rotary International.
The one-acre park includes a concrete open amphitheater and a bronze sculpture of two girls sitting on a bench reading books. There is also a dedication plaque mounted on a large rock.
There is no playground or restrooms.
NEWPORT
LITERACY PARK
Presented to our community,
and especially to its children,
to commemorate the
Centennial of Rotary International
and the
50th Anniversary
of the
Rotary Club of Newport, Oregon
"The more that you read,
the more things you will know.
The more that you learn,
the more places you'll go."
Dr. Seuss
Theodor Seuss Geisel
(1904-1991)