The original cache I placed in this beautiful park was a multi, and it kept going missing at stage 1. Since I want to stay with the theme of bringing people to Brantford's great parks, this one has been reinvented as a traditional cache, with the container being placed in the same spot as the original final.
Preston Park is one of only a few horticultural parks located within a residential neighbourhood. Originally the sunken area was a goldfish pond. Laid out in a formal Beaux Arts style, the park features specimen trees, shrubs, and colourful annual plantings.
A dedication plaque located on the concrete base of the flagpole states that, "The park is a memorial to the late T. H. Preston, a Brantford resident from 1890-1925, and was provided for the people of Brantford by the Board of Parks Commissioners and the family of Mr. Preston."
At the opposite end of the park there are two historical markers honouring brothers Robert Kennedy Duncan and Norman McLean Duncan for their many contributions to society.
Robert Kennedy Duncan (1868 - 1914) - chemistry and physics teacher; professor; researcher (in the lab of Pierre and Marie Curie in Paris, France); contributor to McClure's Magazine; contributor to Harper's Magazine; visiting lecturer; Director of Industrial Research; Director of the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
Norman McLean Duncan (1871-1916) - correspondent for the Stratford Daily Beacon and Windsor Daily Star; journalist for the Auburn Bulletin in Auburn, New York; on staff of the New York Evening Post; Professor of Rhetoric; correspondent for McClure's Magazine; Special correspondent for Harper's Magazine; vice president of Canadian Society of Authors; Adjunct professor of English Literature, author
July 1, 1979 the city of Brantford unveiled the historical markers commemorating Robert Kennedy Duncan and Norman McLean Duncan in Preston Park.
Please take your own pen or pencil.