- Miller Park (park)
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Miller Park Type Municipal (Omaha) Location North Omaha Area 78 acres (320,000 m2) Created 1891 Status Open all year For other uses, see Miller Park (disambiguation).Miller Park is located at 6201 North 30th Street in North Omaha, Nebraska. Bounded by Redick and Kansas Avenues on the north and south and 24th and 30th Streets on the east and west, respectively, the park was added to the city of Omaha in 1891.[1][2]
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History
Once called the "Pride of North Omaha,"[3] the park was established two years after George L. Miller failed to locate the Trans-Mississippi Exposition there. Miller was the first president of the Board of Park Commissioners, as well as the first doctor in Omaha, a major Democratic politician in Nebraska, and a major landowner in the city. The City of Omaha purchased it from the Parker heirs via a bond issue in 1891.[4] In 1892 it was connected to the city by Omaha's Prettiest Mile Boulevard, which eventually led from Downtown Omaha to the park.
Pavilion
The Miller Park Pavilion is a noted two-story structure with a wrap-around covered porch with brick pillars and wooden railing. It has two château-looking A-frame end sections with a connecting middle section with two windows in the roof.[5]
Present
Today the park also maintains a highly-regarded golf course, tennis courts, and a water park. [6] The park sits on 78 acres (320,000 m2) with a lake, artesian well fountain and beautiful landscaping, and is still widely regarded as a jewel among the city's parks.
See also
- Parks in Omaha
References
- ^ (n.d.)Miller Park City of Omaha
- ^ (n.d.) Historic picture of Miller Park
- ^ Morton, J.S. and Watkins, A. "Chapter XXXV: Greater Omaha," History of Nebraska: From the Earliest Explorations of the Trans-Mississippi Region. Lincoln, NE: Western Publishing and Engraving Company. p. 831.
- ^ "Miller Park", Nebraska Memories. Retrieved 1/11/08.
- ^ "Miller Park Pavilion", City of Omaha. Retrieved 1/11/08.
- ^ Miller Park Pavilion. City of Omaha. Retrieved 7/10/07.
External links
- "Evening in Miller Park", a historic postcard
- "Miller Park Lagoon", a historic postcard
- "Pavilion, Miller Park", a historic postcard
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