Bessie Benson Memorial Park History

Bessie Benson Memorial Park History (HM2JFT)

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N 39° 47.908', W 82° 42.157'

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This area was set aside in 1829 by
Carroll's founder, William Tong,
for a market house, a place where
goods were bought, sold, and traded.
Neighboring Market Street got its
name from the planned structure.
However, Tong died in 1830 and
the market house was never built.
A sawmill stood on this site in
the canal days and after its removal,
this tree-filled area was surrounded
by a picket fence into the early 1900's.
Known as Triangle Park due
to its shape, it was officially named
Bessie Benson Memorial Park
in 1988 for a local civic leader.
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HM NumberHM2JFT
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Date Added Wednesday, August 7th, 2019 at 8:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 354234 N 4406775
Decimal Degrees39.79846667, -82.70261667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 47.908', W 82° 42.157'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 47' 54.48" N, 82° 42' 9.4199999999998" W
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