Monuments

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Monuments

To view the monuments of a particular park please click on the links below:

Alexander Park Alton C. Parker Park Ambassador / Assumption & Centennial Parks
Bert Weeks Memorial Gardens Blue Heron Lake City Hall Square
Civic Esplanade C.N.R. Park Coventry Gardens/Reaume Park
Derwent Park Devonshire Court Park Dieppe Gardens
Drouillard Park Herb Gray Nature Reserve Jackson Park
Lakeview Park Marina Lanspeary Park Little River Corridor
Mackenzie Hall Park Malden Park Matthew Rodzik Park
Mic Mac Park Mill Street Heritage Park Optimist Memorial Park
Realtor Park Sandpoint Beach Shaughnessy Cohen Woods
Willistead Park    



C.N.R. Park

Greening of the Riverfront - Rotary International
Location: Located just north of Riverside Drive, east of Ouellette Avenue

picture of the gardens on the riverfront

The Greening of the Riverfront 1988
The replanting of Carolinian Forest trees (native to this area) was a project of the Rotary Club of Windsor (1918). This tribute to the citizens of Windsor and Essex County celebrated the club's 75th anniversary. The names listed are the donors and honorary members.

 
Railway Plaque
Location: East of Ouellette, near Detroit River
picture of the Canadian Railway Plaque

The Great Western RailwayThe main line of "The Great Western," from Niagara Falls through Hamilton and London to Windsor, was opened in 1854. The company extended its line from Hamilton to Toronto in 1855, from Komoka to Sarnia in 1858, and from Glencoe to Fort Erie. Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario.

 
Spirit of Windsor
Location: East of Ouellette, near Detroit River
picture of the Spirit of Windsor (locamotive)

Spirit of Windsor Engine 5588

This Pacific Type 4-6-2 Steam Locomotive is dedicated to the memory of glorious Steam Train Canadian Railroading and to the citizens of Windsor.No.5588 was built in the Montreal Locomotive Works in 1911 for the Canadian National Railways and saw many years of freight and passenger service in Southern Ontario before being retired in 1961.In 1962 the Historic Vehicle Society of Ontario (Windsor) launched a public campaign to save old 5588 from the scrap heap and to bring it to Windsor for the edification of future generations. Christened the "Spirit of Windsor," No.5588 was dedicated to the Community on May 6, 1965.