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The Square was laid out as a reserve in the original plans for the town of Palmerston North. In the early 1900s the Beautifying Society laid out the first formal gardens, culminating in the lakelet, sometimes referred to as the Butterfly Lake due to its shape, which opened in 1909. The bridge that bisects the lakelet is the fourth built, and the fountains were added in 1966.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Local History Week 2010 Photograph Collection
Date
November 3, 2010
Digitisation ID
2010BD_IMCA-DigitalMaster_004452
Held In
IMCA Digital Archive

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Place
The Square, Palmerston North

Object rights

License
Attribution + NonCommercial

Taxonomy

Tags
2010,
butterfly lake,
colour,
photographs,
reserves,
the square,
water,
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