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Kountze Park in 1898. When the search committee sought to acquire a large parcel of land to locate the city's highlight attraction, Kountze's generous offer of 11 acres (45,000 m) of land for $ 15,000.00, plus a donation of $ 5000 worth of land for this future park, was ideal. The
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was held at the same location in many of the same buildings the following year. By the end of 1899, all of the buildings were demolished or removed. In the several years after the
Exposition, the lagoon was filled in and the area was graded to form Kountze Park. Around the park a middle- and
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Kountze Park were made, including new playground equipment, tree plantings and a historical marker that pays homage to the Exposition. Kountze Park has been a repeated crime location in recent years.
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