Stanley Park
Stanley Park is a park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1] The park opened on September 27, 1888.[2] It was named after Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, the Governor General of Canada at the time.[2] It is the third largest urban park in North America.[2] The park covers 404 hectares (1,000 acres).[1] It attracts about 8 million visitors every year.[1] Stanley Park is larger than New York City's Central Park. In Stanley Park there is a large aquarium, a protected forest, the lost lagoon, totems and other attractions.
Stanley Park Media
Map showing the location of the park within the city
View of Siwash Rock taken from the forest trail above
A painting of ships used in George Vancouver's exploration of the west coast of North America in his 1791–1795 expedition
A traditional seagoing canoe dug out of a single cedar tree using stone tools. For years, hundreds of such canoes competed in local Dominion Day celebrations.
An 1897 settlement in Stanley Park. The centre house is the traditional longhouse style of the Squamish people.
Springboard notched stumps attest to pre-park logging activities.
1887 map showing the area of the proposed park
Stanley Monument, unveiled 19 May 1960, depicting Stanley dedicating the park "To the use and enjoyment of people of all colours and creeds and customs for all time"
1928 photo of the home of Tim Cummings, the last person to live at Brockton Point
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Stanley Park". The Metro Vancouver Convention and Visitors Bureau. Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "The history of Stanley Park". City of Vancouver. Retrieved January 22, 2017.