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Tacoma's Parks
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Availability:In StockContributor:Melissa McGinnis, Doreen Beard-Simpkins, Metropolitan Park District of TacomaSeries:Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)Publish date:2007-06-01Pages:130
Language:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531630386ISBN-10:1531630383UPC:9781531630386Book Category:TravelBook Subcategory:United States, Parks & Campgrounds, PictorialsBook Topic:WestSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SCBYP628PH
When civic benefactor Clinton P. Ferry donated a graceful, elliptically shaped plot of land in 1883 for the first park in Tacoma, he hoped his adopted hometown would do him proud and become a veritable city of parks. The young community did not disappoint. Landmarks such as Wright Park, Lincoln Park, and Point Defiance Park graced the landscape by 1900, a testament to Tacoma's appreciation for beauty, conservation, and recreation, which continues to this day. In 1907, residents voted to establish the Metropolitan Park District of Tacoma, Washington's first independent parks municipality, to act as steward of these civic treasures. A century later, Metro Parks Tacoma embraces some 57 parks covering 2,700 acres, as well as swimming pools, sports complexes, community centers, and recreational programs for all ages.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531630386ISBN-10:1531630383UPC:9781531630386Book Category:TravelBook Subcategory:United States, Parks & Campgrounds, PictorialsBook Topic:WestSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SCBYP628PH
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions

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