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History

  • June 3, 1910 - WC. Gunn gives Fern Lake and the Stewart Farm to the City of Fort Scott for a park.
  • The first shelter house of stone was built in 1910 on the first lake (Fern Lake).
  • There was a large wood theater building on the other side of Fern Lake with a seating capacity of 800. During special events such as July 4th, the street cars would take as many as 10,000 people to the park in one day.
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