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Jeanne-Mance Park

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The park features playgrounds, one softball field, tennis courts with night lights, a dog park, a soccer/football field with artificial turf, a children's swimming pool (in the summer) and an outdoor skating rink (in the
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was relocated to Fletcher's Field. The structure was destroyed by fire in July 1896. In 1879, Fletcher's Field was identified by the
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Public washrooms beneath Place Fletcher's Field, the plaza opposite the Sir George-Étienne Cartier Monument on Park Avenue.
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and the city's acquisition of land on Mount Royal, which ran from the summit of the mountain to Esplanade Avenue, between
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The park was previously known as Fletcher's Field. According to local tradition, the park was named after one
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is affectionately known as Place Fletcher's Field, serving as a reminder of the park's former name.
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The history of the park began at the end of the 19th century with the planning of
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is located at the corner of Mount Royal Avenue and Park Avenue.
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Fletcher's Fields

Mount Royal
Urban park
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Montreal
Quebec
Coordinates
45°30′57″N 73°35′03″W / 45.5158°N 73.5842°W / 45.5158; -73.5842
City of Montreal

STM Bus
Parc Jeanne-Mance
urban park
Plateau Mont-Royal
Montreal
Quebec
Canada
Jeanne Mance
Park Avenue
Mount Royal
Mount Royal Avenue
Montreal
large parks
Fletcher
Mount Royal Park
Pine Avenue
Crystal Palace
Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
Hyoscyamus niger

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