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The Oregon Parks Commission received its first alien gift of 367.0 acres (149 ha) made in 1950 by Borax Consolidated, Ltd of London, which retains the right to mine underground minerals such as borax. The company acquired the land c. 1880 for mining purposes. [7] The park was named in 1950 for Oregon parks superintendent Samuel H. Boardman. [6]
Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo are a campground and zoo located in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States, north of the city of Byron, and about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of Rochester. It houses over 30 species of animals, most of which have injuries that would prevent them from surviving in the wild. All of the animals are native to Minnesota. The ...
Lexington Park is a 5-acre (20,000 m 2) park located at 3100 17th Ave. It features a large play structure and sitting area. The park is also the location of the Legacy Forest program. The Legacy Forest at Lexington Park is a commemorative tree planting program designed to perpetuate the memory or work of individuals and organizations. [19] [20]
Arthur R. Bowman Dam (also known as Bowman Dam; [2] National ID # OR00579) is an earth-type irrigation dam on the Crooked River in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is in Crook County. Its reservoir is called Prineville Reservoir. The dam was constructed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation in 1961, and is operated by the Ochoco Irrigation ...
1895 through truss bridge significant for its association with Horace E. Horton (1843–1912), a bridge builder who began his career in Olmsted County and founded the regional Chicago Bridge & Iron Company in 1889. [11] 9: Christoph Krause Farmstead: Christoph Krause Farmstead: October 10, 1980 : County Highway 30
The A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum is a local history museum in Prineville, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1971, the museum is housed in the old Crook County Bank Building which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum is run by the Crook County Historical Society and highlights the history of Crook County and central ...
International Rose Test Garden in Washington Park, one of many greenspaces suggested by the Olmsted Report. The plan for a park system in Portland, Oregon, produced by the Olmsted Brothers landscape architecture firm in 1903 served as the model for much of the young U.S. city's development, including neighborhood and regional parks, scenic boulevards, and pedestrian pathways.
Bowman Dam can refer to: Arthur R. Bowman Dam in Crook County, Oregon; ... Bowman-Haley Dam in Bowman County, North Dakota