Colonel Summers Park

Colonel Summers Park

Colonel Summers Park
Type Urban park
Location Portland, Oregon
Coordinates 45°30′56″N 122°38′49″W / 45.5155°N 122.647°W / 45.5155; -122.647Coordinates: 45°30′56″N 122°38′49″W / 45.5155°N 122.647°W / 45.5155; -122.647
Area 4.73 acres (1.91 ha)
Operated by Portland Parks & Recreation
Open 5 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily

Colonel Summers Park is a city park in the Southeast Portland, Oregon neighborhood of Buckman. The park was created in 1921 and was originally called Belmont Park for Belmont Street which runs east-west on its boundary. In 1938 it was renamed in honor of Colonel Owen Summers, who as an Oregon legislator, introduced a bill that combined the state militia units into the Oregon National Guard. Colonel Summers was the commanding officer of a volunteer regiment in the Spanish–American War, which served in forty-two different engagements during the war.[1] The park includes recreation areas and a community garden added in 1975.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Colonel Summers Park". Portland Parks and Recreation.
  2. "Colonel Summers Community Garden". Portland Parks and Recreation.
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