Tacoma's Parks (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738548968)

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.

Author: Melissa McGinnis, Doreen Beardsimpkins, Metropolitan Park District of Tacoma
ISBN-10: 0738548960
ISBN-13: 9780738548968
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2007
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.58w x 0.35d