Established 1909
Originally known as "The Park" or "City Park," Murphy Park has always been the center of downtown Glendale. The park's namesake, W. J. Murphy, established Glendale in 1892 and donated the park to the town in 1909. Residents protected the park as a community space, allowing only a public library to be built here (the first in 1917, a second in 1938, and the current one in 1971). In 1912, patriotic residents installed a 110-foot wooden flagpole here. The tallest flagpole in the state stood until 1964. That same year the Glendale City Council renamed the park for Murphy.| HM Number | HMKBT |
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| Placed By | City of Glendale |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 at 6:37pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 12S E 390072 N 3711753 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 33.53975000, -112.18398333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 33° 32.385', W 112° 11.039' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 32' 23.10" N, 112° 11' 2.34" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 623, 602 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 5801-5829 W Glenn Dr, Glendale AZ 85301, US |
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