Английская Википедия:Bicentennial Park (Hillsboro, Oregon)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox park Bicentennial Park is a neighborhood park in Hillsboro in the U.S. state of Oregon. Opened in 1976, it is named for the United States' Bicentennial and also honors the city's one-hundredth year as a city. Located at northeast 25th Avenue and Parkwood, the park covers about Шаблон:Convert and includes a water reservoir, a fire station, a playground, and a soccer field among other amenities.
History
By 1962 the city had purchased a 6.2-acre plot of land between northeast 24th and 25th streets at Parkwood to use in part for a water reservoir.[1][2][3] In December 1962, the roof collapsed on the water tower while workers were attempting to complete the dome, killing five people.[2][3] The Hillsboro Utilities Commission gave the land where the tower was located to the parks department to build a park at the site in 1975.[4]
On June 26, 1976, Hillsboro's planning commission approved adding a temporary fire station on one-third of an acre of land at 25th Avenue and Parkwood, where a park would also be located.[5] Neighbors protested the decision due to concerns over noise and safety, and the city postponed a final decision on adding the fire station to the planned Шаблон:Convert park.[5] The city approved both the park and the temporary fire station in October 1976.[6] The temporary fire station then opened in 1977.[4]
That year Hillsboro received a grant from the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission in the amount of $2,500 for development of a soccer field; the city matched the grant with city funds to further develop the park.[7] Plans called for a soccer field, trails, and a playground, in addition to the fire station and water reservoir on the park grounds.[8]
On October 19, 1976, the city officially dedicated the still-undeveloped Bicentennial Park in a ceremony on the city's one-hundredth birthday.[8][9] The dedication ceremony included mayor Miller M. Duris, Oregon Governor Robert Straub, and chairman of the parks and recreation commission, Will Crandall, along with about 100 others.[8] Although named Bicentennial Park, the park was said to be a monument to Hillsboro's centennial, as one-hundred years prior to the dedication, the community was officially incorporated by the state.[8] At that time a sign was installed at the park, provided by the Jaycee-ettes.[8]
Later that year the Hillsboro Jaycees announced they would provide further improvements to the park starting in 1977.[7] There project would start with the installation of $5,500 in play equipment in March, and later add park benches, picnic tables, fire pits, a picnic shelter, and restrooms.[7] The soccer field opened in 1978, as did the picnic shelter and playground.[10]
In August 1984, the park was the site of several soccer matches between West German youth soccer team TSU Reichenbach and a team made up of Hillsboro High School and Glencoe High School players.[11][12] The Hillsboro teams lost both games against the 18-year-old Germans.[12] The water tower was upgraded in 2005 after issues with the soil had been discovered in 2001 that forced the city to keep the reservoir only half-full.[3][4]
A 13-year-old boy was attacked with a metal pole by a 12-year-old at the park in August 2008 after two other teenagers talked the perpetrator into attacking the other boy.[13] The Parks and Recreation Department began upgrades to the park in October 2009, paid for in part by a federal grant.[14] Renovations included new playground equipment, a new bathroom, and landscape improvements.[14] In 2010, the city announced the temporary fire station at the park would be closed after a new one was built at the nearby Hillsboro Airport.[15]
Amenities
Bicentennial Park is a Шаблон:Convert neighborhood park in the middle of Hillsboro.[14] Features include a single soccer field, restrooms, a picnic shelter and picnic tables, paved walking paths, park benches, and a children's playground.[4][10] The playground includes a climbing boulder similar to one at Orchard Park, on the other side of the city.[4] The signature large, green water reservoir is Шаблон:Convert in diameter and has a capacity of Шаблон:Convert.[2][4] The park does not have off-street parking, but does include large oak trees along the southern end of property.[4]
References
External links
- Parks – Hillsboro Magazine
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