Blair Park / Parc Blair - Nepean, Ontario
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The Burrow
N 45° 17.187 W 075° 41.971
18T E 445142 N 5015010
The posted co-ordinates take you to the main entrance of Blair Park - Parc Blair located at 46 Winding Way in the Chapman Mills community in the older Nepean area of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Waymark Code: WMKMVG
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/04/2014
Views: 10
Located in Nepean between Winding Way and Tradewinds Drive, this Municipal Park was dedicated in memory of John Lester Blair to honour the Blair Family's standing as one of Nepean's original farming families, dating back to 1889. It will forever mark the location of the original Blair family homestead and farmlands upon which the community of Chapman Mills now stands.
Name: Blair Park / Parc Blair
Street Location: 46 Winding Way
Local Municipality: Ottawa
State/Province, etc.: Ontario
Country: Canada
Web Site: [Web Link]
Memorial/Commemoration: John Lester Blair (1925 - 2001)
Date Established: August 25th, 2006
Picnic Facilities: Picnic tables, Park Benches, Bicycle rack
Recreational Facilities:
Children's play structure, Basketball hoop
Monuments/Statues: Plaque commemorating John Lester Blair
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): John Lester Blair Memorial Plaque
Fountains: Not listed
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed
Special Events: Not listed
Traditional Geocaches: Not listed
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