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 Centennial Plaza Park - Newport, WA Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 48° 10.665 W 117° 02.652
11U E 496714 N 5336057
This small park/plaza is set beside the Newport Museum, which is now housed in the old Idaho & Washington Northern Depot along Highway 2 on the south end of town.
Waymark Code: WMNKEG
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2015
Views: 1
This small park encompasses the museum and the visitor centre, set just a few feet from each other, as well as flower and shrub beds, a grassed area, a gazebo with picnic table and an old western style ceramic drinking fountain which was given to the town in 1911 by the Ladies Civic Improvement Club. By the visitor centre are displayed a couple of large old stationary steam engines which once drove the machinery at local sawmills. The museum has both inside and outside displays of artefacts and machinery pertinent to the area's history.
There is adequate parking available on the grounds, as well as washrooms at both the museum and the visitors centre. This is a nice little park for a lunch stop and an opportunity to soak up a little local history.
Name: Centennial Plaza Park
Street Location: Hwy 2 and Washington Avenue Newport, WA USA 99156
Local Municipality: City of Newport, WA
State/Province, etc.: Washington
Country: USA
Picnic Facilities: Tables, Gazebo
Fountains: century old drinking fountain
Web Site: Not listed
Memorial/Commemoration: Not listed
Date Established: Not listed
Recreational Facilities: Not listed
Monuments/Statues: Not listed
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed
Special Events: Not listed
Traditional Geocaches: Not listed
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