Hamlin Park
Hamlin Park is an 80-acre public park in Shoreline, Washington. The park includes a wooded area with trails, a softball/baseball field with bleachers, two playgrounds, and a picnic shelter.[1] An orienteering course with waypoint markers is laid out within the park.[2]
Two historic 8-inch/30-caliber guns from USS Boston are mounted near the park's main playground.[3]
In 2017, the park was a subject of controversy in response to the city's proposal to convert part of the wooded area into a maintenance facility.[4] After a series of "Save Hamlin Park" protests from city residents, the proposal was withdrawn.[5][6]
History
Howard H. Hamlin was a real estate developer who owned land in 1907 in the area that would eventually become Hamlin Park. [7] In 1910,
References
- ^ "Parks | City of Shoreline". www.shorelinewa.gov.
- ^ Jensen, Rebecca. "Shorecrest-Hamlin Park". Cascade Orienteering.
- ^ "Heritage Highlights | Shoreline Historical Museum". shorelinehistoricalmuseum.org.
- ^ "Environmental activists worried about Shoreline's Hamlin Park". mynorthwest.com. 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ "City Council takes Hamlin Park off the maintenance facility list as supporters pack the Council meeting Monday".
- ^ Naby, Nora El. "Hamlin Park Isn't Out of the Woods Yet". Highland Piper.
- ^ "Anderson Map Co's King Co. Atlas, 1907 - Page 09, Township 26N, Range 4E". Seattle Public Library's Special Collections Online. 1907. p. 9.
- ^ "Plat of Lake Forest Park" (PDF). Racial Restrictive Covenant Project - Washington State. 19 Dec 1911.
- ^ "Howard H. Hamlin Dies At Home Here". Seattle Daily Times. 14 Jan 1926. p. 7.
- ^ "Bank Is Thanked For Hamlin Park Site". Seattle Daily Times. 29 Dec 1939. p. 22.
- ^ "Clubs Ask State Tract For Park". Seattle Daily Times. 11 Feb 1948. p. 11.
- ^ "Hamlin Park To Be Dedicated This Afternoon". Seattle Daily Times. 8 May 1949. p. 13.
External links
- Hamlin Park - Washington Trails Association