Metcalfe Park

Metcalfe Park is a small park bearing the namesake of the surrounding neighborhood of Metcalfe, Omaha, Nebraska, located at 1700 Country Club Avenue.

History

In 1938 the park and surrounding four-acre plot was named Metcalfe Park for former mayor of Omaha, Richard Lee Metcalfe.[1]

Facilities

The park has a playground, a long sloping green, and a garden with a sundial.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Richard Metcalfe". www.omahahistory.org. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  2. ↑ "Metcalfe Park". City of Omaha. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

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