Vander Veer Botanical Park On March 5, 1885, the city of Davenport purchased for $[removed]a little over 33 acres of the old Scott County Fairgrounds for use as a city park. Olaf Benson, a Chicago landscape engineer, - Fairgrounds Park - Document - PDFSEARCH.IO

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	Vander Veer Botanical Park On March 5, 1885, the city of Davenport purchased for $[removed]a little over 33 acres of the old Scott County Fairgrounds for use as a city park. Olaf Benson, a Chicago landscape engineer, Add to Reading List Document Date: 2012-03-30 18:07:42 Open Document File Size: 199,75 KB Share Result on Facebook City New York City / Chicago / / Company Commissioners / Davenport / / Country Japan / United States / Canada / / Currency USD / / EntertainmentAwardEvent Grammy / / Facility Botanical Conservatory / Music Pavilion / / Organization Tri-City Rose and Garden Club / Quad-City Hosta Society / Botanical Conservatory / / Person A.W. Vander Veer / Ted McElhiney / Sandra Foster Miller / Thom Gleich / Olaf Benson / / Position landscape engineer / local artist / same artist / first secretary / first secretary of Park Board / / SocialTag Iowa Davenport, Iowa Hosta Garden Greenhouses Davenport Register of Historic Properties Vander Veer Botanical Park Quad Cities

Vander Veer Botanical Park On March 5, 1885, the city of Davenport purchased for $[removed]a little over 33 acres of the old Scott County Fairgrounds for use as a city park. Olaf Benson, a Chicago landscape engineer,Add to Reading List