O'Bryant Square, Portland, Oregon
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Rose Red
N 45° 31.273 W 122° 40.805
10T E 524984 N 5040903
O'Bryant Square (1973) is located between SW Ninth Avenue and SW Park Avenue, and between SW Stark and SW Washington Streets.
Waymark Code: WMKG4
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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O'Bryant Square is located between SW Ninth Avenue and SW Park Avenue, and between SW Stark and SW Washington Streets. This square was named in honor of Hugh Donaldson O'Bryant, Portland's First Mayor, who served from April 7, 1851 to April 4, 1852. O'Bryant received 104 of the 222 votes cast for mayor. "A Fountain For A Rose," is a gift from Donald Card Slocan, a Prime Minister of the Royal Rosarians. The inscription reads "May you find peace in this garden." Installed in 1973, designed by Danile, Mann, Johnson and Mendenhall.

Instructions for logging waymark: A photograph is required of you (or your GPS receiver, if you are waymarking solo) and O'Bryant Square signboard.

Name: O'Bryant Square

Street Location: SW Ninth Avenue and SW Park Avenue, and between SW Stark and SW Washington Streets.

Local Municipality: Portland

State/Province, etc.: Oregon

Country: Multnomah

Memorial/Commemoration: Hugh Donaldson O'Bryant

Date Established: 1973

Picnic Facilities: Ledges for sitting

Web Site: 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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