Davenport
Davenport may refer to:
Places Australia
*Davenport, Northern Territory, a locality
* Hundred of Davenport, cadastral unit in South Australia
**Davenport, South Australia, suburb of Port Augusta
**District Council of Davenport, former local govern ...
Vander Veer Park was established in 1885. The city of Davenport purchased the land for $13,000 ($ in dollars). The park was built on the old Scott County Fairgrounds land and modeled after New York City’s Central Park. Vander Veer was originally named Central Park. In 1912 the park was renamed after the first secretary of the Davenport Park Board of Commissioners, A.W. Vander Veer. A conservatory, music pavilion, and decorative fountains were added after World War I.
The park is currently maintained by a nonprofit organization, The Friends of Vander Veer.
Gallery
File:Vander Veer Park Conservatory.jpg, Conservatory
File:Vander Veer Rose Garden.JPG, Rose Garden
File:Vander Veer Botanical Park Grand Allee South.JPG, Grand Allee
File:Vander Veer fountain.JPG, Fountain
See also
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List of botanical gardens in the United States
This list is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the United States.The Friends of Vander Veer
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Botanical gardens in Iowa
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Botanical gardens
Iowa
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