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DATE NAME ACREAGE INFORMATION <br />1908 Skinner Butte (100.94 acres, 1991) <br />1908 A $140,000 bond issue allowed purchase of butte for development of municipal water and light <br />department. �- <br />1914 The Eugene Water Board sold a to'dity as park site. Financed through bond issue of <br />$93,340.45. Is this correct figure? <br />1920 Voters approve 10,000 city park improvement bonds. Free campgrounds were developed <br />along the river in response to increasing automobile use by traveling families. Fred Lamb Cottage <br />was used by campers as shelter and wash stand, prior to being a� enclosed structuip. <br />1920's -30's w 141„ <br />A small zoo exhibitineludipgbears, monkeys, raccoons, skunks, porcupines, pheasants, ducks, <br />eagles and other birds, was located along the river. An observation point on top of the butte, picnic <br />and playground facilities and a comfort station were present. The baseball diamond wespresei* <br />ark, as well as the favorite town swimming hole. Swimming <br />was banned in the 30's due to contamination and pollution. <br />1910 Melvin Miller (12.08 acres, 1991) <br />Initial 2 acres was donated by George Melvin and Lizzie Miller. <br />1958 10 additional acres acquired. <br />1914 First park improvement bond of $93,340.45 approved to purchase Skinner Butte. (Is this correct <br />figure ?) <br />1920 Voters approved $10,000 city park improvement bonds. <br />1926 Sla den (4.45 acres, 1991) <br />Pu hased as park during the sub - division of the Riverwood area. <br />J <br />1946 Used as the site for WWII veterans' housing trailers <br />1960 Housing trailers removed; mater park improvements begun. <br />1927 $ .3 million levy approved a "Public Recreation & Playground Fund," approved expressly for recreational <br />programs. A 5- member playground commission formed t adnibiste rogram <br />1932 ortlon of Skinner Butte Park = Kiwanis Park ,� o ,a <br />4.3 acres donated to city by Frank Ch <br />F ortion of Skinner Butte Park, West Skinner Butte n c <br />1935 Villard Parkway (1.67 acres, 1991) <br />193738 Spencer Butte (305.00 acres, 1991) (An additional 25 acres..when? how ?) <br />The initial 240 acres were purchased from Dr. Ida Giese and Lizzie Church, daughter of Charles Church, <br />an early Eugene citizen. 40 acres on the west side was purchased from Alice M. Morse. The purchases <br />were financed by more than 100 citizens each contributing $0.01 - $5. to make the down payment. A $.5 <br />million levy was approved by citizens in 1938 to fully fund the purchase. <br />1957 A recreational path from 33rd Avenue at Hilyard 6 miles to the edge of the boundary was created. <br />1978 Restrooms were constructed v r-M <br />1983 The hiking trail on the butte was improved argrock brought in by hundreds of volunteers to restore <br />eroded paths. <br />1938 $ .5 million levy to allow purchase of Spencer Butte acreage <br />