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	Mill Ends Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mill Ends Park in Portland, Oregon is the smallest park in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records.
		The "park" is a 2 foot (610 mm) wide circle which in 1948 was intended to be the site for a light pole.
		Mill Ends Park is located at SW Naito Parkway and SW Taylor in downtown Portland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mill_Ends_Park (316 words)

	Mill Ends Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Mill Ends Park in Portland, Oregon is the smallest park in the world.
		The "park" is a 2 foot (610 mm) wide circle which was originally, in 1948, intended to be the location for a light pole.
		Among the many things that have been put in it include a swimming pool for butterflies and a miniature ferris wheel (which was delivered by a regular-sized crane).
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/m/mi/mill_ends_park.html (137 words)

	Mill Ends Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The "park" is a 2 foot (610 mm) wide circle and was supposed to be a where a light pole would go, but a man named Dick Fagan cared for it.
		Inn by the Mill The 1835 Mill and miller's home is located in a park-like setting near cascading waterfalls, herb and perennial gardens.
		Newlin Grist Mill A 1704 mill and 150-acre park dedicated to historical preservation and environmental appreciation, operated by the Nicholas Newlin Foundation.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Mill_Ends_Park.html (679 words)

	Encyclopedia: Mill Ends Park
		Mill Ends Park in Portland, Oregon is the smallest park in the world, according to the Guiness Book of Records.
		Mill Ends Park, Portland, Oregon source: me Pud 15:25, 21 Aug 2004 (UTC) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version.
		Forest Park west of downtown Portland, Oregon is the largest natural forest reserve within a city in the U.S., with over 5000 acres (20 km²) of old growth forest, threaded by miles of recreational trails.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mill-Ends-Park (702 words)

	International Rose Test Garden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The garden was established in 1917 and is operated by Portland Parks and Recreation.
		Parking can be difficult on sunny days, but the park is easily reachable via TriMet.
		The park is quite large and includes an amphitheater, which is used for many events throughout the year.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_Rose_Test_Garden (422 words)

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		The National Park Service, a bureau of the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, was established in 1916 to oversee the administration of 40 national parks and monuments under the charge of the department.
		Later a stone with a rounded end was used to grind grain in a cup-shaped stone; this led to the develo...
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	Dorrk.com: Tiny, With Leprechauns
		The 24-inches-in-diameter park (recognized by Guinness as the world's smallest) in the median at SW Taylor and Front Ave.
		Mill Ends has been host to snail races, weddings, and several St. Patrick's Day festivities, and has often bizarrely rallied the emotions of the city's inhabitants.
		When Front Avenue was due for an aesthetic overhaul in the late '70s, shortly after Mill Ends had become an official city park in 1976, architect Richard Norman spearheaded a crusade to preserve it and raise money for a placard.
	www.dorrk.com /content?ed=20041203133445 (290 words)

	Mill Ends Park: The Smallest Park in the World - Portland, Oregon Travel Guide - BootsnAll.com
		It was called Mill Ends Park, and it was only two feet across, located in the middle of Front Avenue (one of the busiest streets in Portland, I might add).
		He named the park after the popular column he wrote for the Oregon Journal entitled, "Mill Ends." (Trivia bit: Mill ends are the irregular, rough pieces of lumber left over at a lumber mill.)
		Since that time, Portlanders have made many curious contributions to the park including flying saucers, miniature Ferris wheels, statues and a tiny swimming pool for the entertainment of the leprechauns who were rumored to live there.
	www.bootsnall.com /namericatravelguides/pdx/nov02millend.shtml (829 words)

	Encyclopedia: Portland, Oregon
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		Brooklyn Park in the Brooklyn neighborhood Brooklyn is a mostly residential neighborhood in southeast Portland, Oregon.
		Forest Park is the largest wilderness park within city limits in the United States, with over 5,000 acres (20 kmÂ²).
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		Forest Park - The nation's largest urban wilderness, it spans 4,700 acres extending from Burnside Street on the south, to Newberry Road on the north and from St. Helen's Road on the east to Skyline Blvd. on the west.
		Mill Ends Park - In the middle of the crosswalk at SW Taylor Street and SW Front Avenue (downtown).
		A turn of the century amusement park preserved by its owner, the park was recently given to a trust to maintain in its slightly faded Edwardian splendor.
	www.lclark.edu /~lo/majority/live.html (2674 words)

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	Roadside Chic/World's Smallest Park
		Mills End Park is located at S.W. Front and Taylor in Portland, Oregon.
		Taken from the plaque at Mill Ends Park: "From his office on the second floor of the old Oregon Journal building, journalist Dick Fagen (1911-1969) periodically gazed down on the busy Front Avenue thoroughfare.
		In his "Mill Ends" column in the Oregon Journal, Fagan described a variety of events occurring in the Park, which was presided over by Patrick O'Toole, head Leprechaun residing in the Park.
	www.happydeathinc.com /roadside/Pages/smallestpark.htm (165 words)

	Park is barely big enough for a 4-leaf clover (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The park was dedicated in 1948, and on St. Patrick's Day in 1976 it became an official Portland park.
		In 1971, Mill Ends was officially listed as the world's smallest park by the Guinness Book of World Records.
		The park was often festooned with miniature signboards advertising such things as flower shows and political campaigns, Fagan wrote.
	seattlep-i.nwsource.com /local/petitepark02.shtml (696 words)

	Portland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Mill Ends Park, the world's smallest city park, is inside the concrete, in the median strip of Naito Parkway at SW Taylor Street, along the Willamette River.
		Portland is also the home of Forest Park, which at 4,600 acres is the largest park within a city in the United States.
		Mill Ends Park, as seen from beside the plaque, which is off to the left but not in the picture
	home.comcast.net /~mobyd/Portland/Portland.html (727 words)

	August 04 Rural Bulletin - Internet Items
		The end product is a typical "this day in history" record with headlines, top entertainment, consumer prices, and more.
		World's Smallest Park - http://www.parks.ci.portland.or.us/Parks/MillEnds.htm - The world's smallest park is a full 452 square inches of downtown Portland, Oregon.
		Mill Ends Park is located in a median strip that divides lanes of traffic, and yes, it is an official public park.
	www.maf.govt.nz /mafnet/publications/ruralbulletin/aug-04/aug-04-13.htm (465 words)

	Mill Ends Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		was in the news two weeks ago when it opened a dog park at 2040...
		getting a canine eviction notice when she rescued a keeshond from a puppy mill and exceeded...
		The park is being built in nearby Medway.
	mill-ends-park.wikiverse.org (249 words)

	WhiteBoard News for Monday, Apr 2, 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		At 452 square inches, Mill Ends is the smallest park in the world.
		Today, the park sports pretty pansies and a miniature Cyprus tree, and occasionally, odd contributions like tiny advertising signs and a swimming pool for butterflies.
		The city is also home to the 6,000-acre Forest Park, the largest urban forest in the nation.
	www.joeha.com /wbnapr22001.htm (453 words)

	Portland, Oregon - Tiny Park
		There is a plaque (bigger than the park itself, stationed on the side of the road near the traffic island) explaining the park's origins.
		When I visited, there was a small tree in the park and that's about it.
		Portland is home to the smallest park in the world (452 square inches--about 20 inches by 20 inches).
	www.roadsideamerica.com /tips/getAttraction.php3?tip_AttractionNo==6065 (245 words)

	Portland Oregon - Susan Marthens Portland Real Estate
		Inside City Parks, a book written by Peter Harnik and jointly sponsored by the Urban Land Institute and the Trust for Public Land, is a study that compares park systems in the nation's 25 largest cities.
		Forest Park is the largest wooded, natural city park in the USA.
		Mill Ends Park with a diameter of only 24 inches, is the world's smallest park.
	www.movingtoportland.net /portland.htm (4975 words)

	Mill Ends Park Portland Oregan - Reviews of vacations, hotels, resorts, vacation and travel packages - TAround (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Fagan billed the space as the "World's Smallest Park." The park was dedicated on St. Patrick's Day in 1948 since Fagan was a good Irishman.
		He continued to write about activities in the park until he died in 1969.
		Over the years, contributions have been made to the park, such as the small swimming pool and diving board for butterflies, many statues, a miniature Ferris wheel (which was brought in by a normal-sized crane), and the occasional flying saucer.
	www.taround.com /kb/Article1265-130.aspx (278 words)

	Oregon
		Oregon City was the first incorporated city west of the Mississippi River and later, the first capital of the Oregon Territory, from 1848 to 1852, when the territory capitol was moved to Salem, Oregon.
		It was also the end of the Oregon Trail and the site of the first public library established west of the Rocky Mountains, stocked with only 300 volumes.
		Oregon has the smallest park in the world: Mill Ends Park in Portland, Oregon.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/o/or/oregon_1.html (2346 words)

	Mill Ends Park -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Mill Ends Park -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Mill Ends Park in (additional info and facts about Portland, Oregon) Portland, Oregon is the smallest park in the world.
		Among the many things that have been put in it include a swimming pool for butterflies and a miniature (Rotating mechanism consisting of a large upright wheel with suspended seats that remain upright as the wheel turns; provides a ride at an amusement park) ferris wheel (which was delivered by a regular-sized crane).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mi/mill_ends_park.htm (230 words)

	Welcome to Portland: Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Portland's Bureau of Parks and Recreation man- ages 7,600 acres of natural areas within Portland city limits, with more than 140 miles of trails.
		"Forest park", the largest forested municipal park within city limits in the nation, covers over 5,000 acres of the Portland city's west hills.
		While Mill Ends park is the smallest dedicated park in the world, measuring just 24 inches across.
	home1.gte.net /bsherar/portland (552 words)

	Futility Closet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The nearby Forest Park is 60 million times as big.
		Mill Ends started in 1948, when Oregon Journal journalist Dick Fagan noticed a forgotten hole outside his office on Front Street.
		When Fagan died in 1969, Portland took up the tradition, dedicating Mill Ends as an official city park in 1976.
	www.futilitycloset.com /2005/01/mill-ends-park.html (137 words)

	ZipUSA: 97210 @ National Geographic Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		According to the city's website, Mill Ends Park, located in a median on the corner of SW Naito Parkway and Taylor Street, has an "acreage" of just 3.14 square feet (0.29 square meters).
		Fagan, an Irishman, liked to say that there were leprechauns living in the park, and many events have been held there since the park was founded.
		Forest Park is administered by the Portland Parks and Recreation Department.
	magma.nationalgeographic.com /ngm/0309/feature6 (917 words)

	Portland, Oregon Citylink Attractions
		Portland has the largest forested wilderness in the nation (Forest Park) and the smallest dedicated greenspace, 24-inch Mill Ends Park.
		Books and bikes, Portland has a bookstore with the largest number of volumes in the United States (Powell's City of Books with nearly one million volumes) and is the bike-friendliest city in the nation.
		Parks Galore in the Metro Area: 37,000, including the 5,000-acre Forest Park.
	www.oregoncitylink.com /portland/attract.htm (755 words)

	Portland, OR : Attractions : Parks & Gardens \| Frommers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		After a telephone pole was removed from the middle of Naito Parkway (then known as Front Avenue), Fagen dubbed the phone pole hole Mill Ends Park (Mill Ends, a lumber mill term, was the name of Fagen's newspaper column).
		The columnist, whose office looked down on the hole in the middle of Front Avenue, peopled the imaginary park with leprechauns and would often write of the park's goings-on in his column.
		Rumor has it that despite its diminutive size, the park has been the site of several weddings (although the parks department has never issued a wedding permit for it).
	www.frommers.com /destinations/portlandor/0025020226.html (319 words)

	CNN.com - Oregon is home to world's smallest park - April 2, 2001
		Years ago, journalist Dick Fagan planted some flowers in the median and Mill Ends Park was born.
		By the way, Portland is also home to a park on the other end of the scale.
		The 6,000-acre Forest Park is the largest urban forest in the nation.
	www.cnn.com /2001/US/04/02/petite.park/index.html (184 words)

	Saw Mill Parkway Ends (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Saw Mill Parkway at its northern terminus with I-684 in Katonah.
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	www.state-ends.com /nyends/saw_mill.html (146 words)

	IgoUgo: Mill Ends Park - Portland, Oregon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Waldo became a park as a means of protecting the ancient tree.
		So, he planted flowers in the hole, also dubbing it Mill Ends Park (mill ends are tailings, rough hewn bits of wood remaining from the lumber milling process).
		He provided events for the park, once having a Mills End Park-sized Ferris wheel delivered for a carnival being held in the park to be lowered into place by a standard-size crane.
	www.igougo.com /planning/journalEntryActivity.asp?journalID=&entryID=&businesscardID=267474&locationID=600&n=Mill%20Ends%20Park (610 words)

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