Description
Dawson Park is named for John Forsyth Dawson (1892-1962). He was a WWI veteran and one of the province’s pioneer geologists. Dawson was born in Ontario and came to Edmonton with his parents as a child. Dawson studied engineering at the University of Alberta and Upper Canada College in Toronto and worked in northern Alberta as a geologist. In 1913 he travelled to Australia. While there, he joined the Australian Imperial Force and was posted to Europe, where he was wounded at Vimy Ridge. Dawson returned to Canada in the early 1920s and worked in the Turner Valley oil fields. He later accepted a position with the Dominion Oil fields Supply Company in Edmonton and remained with this firm until his retirement in 1954. The Dawson Bridge was named after his father, H.S. Dawson, who established the Dawson Coal Mine. Dawson Park is located in Capital City Recreation Park and has an area of 10.75 ha.
Feature Type
Park
Designation Year
1990