Be'er Sheva Park is a small
park
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located on
Lake Washington
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It is the largest lake in King County, Washington, King County and the second largest natural lake in the state of Washington (state), Was ...
in the
Rainier Beach
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neighborhood
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of
Seattle
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,
Washington
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* Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States
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. Dedicated in 1905 as Atlantic City Park after the subdivision, it was renamed after
Beer Sheva
Beersheba ( / ; ), officially Be'er-Sheva, is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the centre of the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in Israel, the eighth-most po ...
,
Israel
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, in 1977, to honor Seattle's new sister city. In Beer Sheva, Israel, a "Seattle Park" was made in honor of Seattle's gesture.
The Rainier Beach community began upgrading the park in 2017 through local charitable efforts. In 2023, a various group of community members, the Seattle Parks Foundation, and local businesses and non-profits began raising funds for a $2.5 million renovation to the park. Considered a first of several phases of improvements, the plans include access to the waterfront, art installations, a boardwalk and lighted paths, and a stage for cultural performances. , additional phases comprise shoreline habitat improvements and a playground.
References
External links
Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation
Parks in Seattle
Rainier Beach, Seattle
1905 establishments in Washington (state)
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