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Muscatine County Iowa
1911
| History of Muscatine County Iowa 1911 | |
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Volume I, 1911, page 306
WEED PARK. A tract of land of about sixty-three acres in the northeast section of the city, containing a number of mounds, believed to be the graves of Indians who lived on the beautiful bluff overlooking the Mississippi, comprises the limits of Weed Park. There are large trees of oak, hickory, elm, wild cherry, sycamore and pine, while in the spring the air is filled with the fragrance of the red haw and plum. In 1907 this land was donated to the city by Mr. and Mrs. James Weed, at which time an organization known as the Weed Park Association assumed the improvement of the grounds and shortly thereafter the association and city placed in charge a caretaker, who began at once the labor of beautifying the place. Later the Weed Park Club was organized, having for its main object the beautification of the park. An agreement was signed by this club under which each member pledged himself to pay a fee of ten cents per year. The first summer a great deal of work was accomplished by Mesdames Gurtner, Gillman, Longstreth, and others who carried water for the flowers, many of which had been purchased by the donation of pupils of the Lincoln school. July 7th of that year the club instituted plans for a suitable home to be erected on the grounds, and on the 27th of September the club house was dedicated. The building is a two-story frame with a brick foundation. The entrance doors are double and in the building are dining rooms, dancing rooms, reception rooms, etc. Since that time many improvements have been made on the grounds until today Weed Park is one of the beauty spots of Muscatine and is much sought in pleasant weather by its citizens.
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