Salem`s Newest Park Named After Geer Family

Early Oregon Governor is remembered.

Oregon Governor Theodore Geer (1899)

(SALEM) - The Salem City Council voted unanimously Monday night to name Salem`s newest park after the pioneer Geer family.

The 26-acre park, located on State Street and Hawthorne Avenue is set to open next month and features two baseball and soccer fields. A decommissioned railroad line known as the Geer Line runs along the parks property.

Theodore Thurston Geer served as Oregon`s governor from 1899 to 1903.

The park property is being leased to the city, by the state for an annual fee of $1.

The parks second phase, which would include softball and more soccer fields has not yet been funded.

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