Columbia Park (Marshfield, Wisconsin)

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Columbia Park is an urban park located in and administered by the city of Marshfield, Wisconsin. [1]

The 2.5-acre (1.0 ha) park dates its history back to 1875, when it was called "Northside City Park". [2] The present name was adopted in 1915. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Columbia Park (Marshfield, Wisconsin)
  2. "Columbia Park". City of Marshfield. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  3. Rudolph, Robert S. (1970). Wood County Place Names (PDF). The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2018-03-27.

Coordinates: 44°40′12″N90°10′28″W / 44.67000°N 90.17444°W / 44.67000; -90.17444