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The eastern edge of the South Platte in Confluence Park has been transformed into a kayak run, immediately across from R.E.I.'s (Recreational Equipment Inc.) Colorado flagship store. The park is adjacent to a number of new up-scale townhouses , apartments , and loft developments , another park bordering the South Platte downstream, train tracks ...
The Confluence Project is a series of outdoor installations and interpretive artworks located in public parks along the Columbia River and its tributaries in the U.S. states of Washington and Oregon. Each art installation explores the confluence of history, culture and ecology of the Columbia River system. [ 1 ]
First full-service, public hospital in Milwaukee that served all, regardless of ability to pay, and site of Dr. Edgar End's research into high-pressure oxygen therapies. 115: Milwaukee County Historical Center: Milwaukee County Historical Center: March 14, 1973 : 910 N. 3rd St.
In the United States, sites are "historic", while parks are "historical". The NPS explains that a site can be intrinsically historic, while a park is a modern legal invention. As such, a park is not itself "historic", but can be called "historical" when it contains historic resources. It is the resources which are historic, not the park. [109]
Point State Park (locally known as The Point) is a Pennsylvania state park which is located on 36 acres (150,000 m 2) in Downtown Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, US, at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, forming the Ohio River.
Center City 8.3 † Eakins Oval: Center City 8 [27] LOVE Park (JFK Plaza) Center City 3.4 † Schuylkill River Park: Center City 3 † Dilworth Park: Center City 2.8 † Franklin's Paine Skatepark: Center City 2.5 [28] Sister Cities Park: Center City 2 † Matthias Baldwin Park: Baldwin Park 2 † Race Street Pier: Center City 1 † John F ...
It is also known as Lewis and Clark State Park. Main attractions at the site include a 14,000-square-foot (1,300 m 2) interpretive center and an outdoor replica of Camp River Dubois. [1] The interpretive center contains a theater, multiple hands-on exhibits and displays, and a 55-foot (17 m) full-scale cutaway keelboat.
On May 27, 1968, Parkland was the site of race riots. Two adolescents were slain, and Parkland was held by the National Guard for seven days. Most businesses and many residents left Parkland after the riots. The neighborhood has since been the subject of several urban renewal efforts. As of 2000, the population of Parkland was 4,550. [4]