Scene on the Des Moines River near Union Park

ID: 379 ~ Source: Annual Report ~ Creator: Board of Park Commissioners ~ Date: 1895-1908
This file appears in: Union Park
This file appears in: Union Park

By Des Moines Parks & Recreation
Union Park was established in 1894 as one of Des Moines’s first parks. Originally comprised of 27 acres, the park boasted an aviary, pavilion, stone fountain, and greenhouse when it first opened.…