Girls Reading - Literacy Park - Newport, OR - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

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.

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The sculpture is undated and unsigned. It depicts two girls sitting on a bench facing each other with an illustrated alphabet book between them. The sculpture is about four feet long and three feet high.

There is no playground or restrooms.

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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)

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Literacy Park Sculpture Figure Type: Human Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Unknown Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: Unknown Materials used: bronze Location: Literacy Park

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Date Logged Log User Rating   09/05/2018 beagle39z visited it