This park has a basketball court, central gathering area and picnic tables and other points of interest. It host movies and concerts in the park, as well as Duesey Days events and more.
Garner is the county seat of Hancock County. It was named after Col. W.W. Garner, a civil engineer on the Rock Island Railroad. In 1870 Garner was platted by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway and was incorporated in 1881 with a population of 321 at that time. By 2010 the census population was 3129. In 1873 a wooden school was built here but soon grew to small. In the 1880's the Duesenburg brothers operated a bicycle sales and repair business in Garner. They later went on to build Duesenburg automobiles. In 1894. a large brick school was built at this location, the bell from the school remains here in the park.
Most of the activities for Duesey Days[named after the Duesenburg Brothers] are centered in and around Central Park. This is a puzzle cache. The cords listed gets you to the main entrance, then solve the puzzle to find the cache.
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W 093 36.BCD
A= On the Avenue of Flags stone, approx. number of other veterans who have flags flown in their honor on memorial day + 650
B= Found on the Avenue of flags stone. In World War I how many Smith's served
C=How many letters are in the first name of the Civil War Veteran
D=How many children are on each of the statues donated by Jim and Cheryl Bakken and family