This park was formerly the site of an old metal pit at Terrace End. It was purchased by the City Council in 1939 and developed into a recreational and sporting area. It was named Memorial Park after the placing of a memorial to honour those killed in World War II.
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Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2011P_P121_006092
- Title
- Memorial Park
- Held In
- Coolstore
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Creation
- Created By
- Unknown
- Place
- Main Street, Palmerston North
- Date
- 1950
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Manawatu Evening Standard
- License
- Attribution + NonCommercial
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
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