Wilmot Park

Wilmot Park is an urban park in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, located across Woodstock Road from Government House. The area was originally proposed for use as either a public park or pleasure ground by its owner, William Hunter Odell, who, in 1860, offered to donate the land to the city. The city declined his proposal, which had included a provision that would have spared his remaining property from taxation. However, a committee of citizens accepted the land from Odell and, on August 6, 1860, the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) declared it open. However, the area remained largely undeveloped for the next several years, with the city describing it during this time as a pleasure ground. In 1894, Edward H. Wilmot bought the land. Wilmot began work on developing the property into a park and, the following year, he donated it to the city, with the provision that it bear his surname. In 1984, Queen Elizabeth II visited the park.

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