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Federal Way dedicates John and Mary Conner Park; announces playground groundbreaking
Summary
On the eve of Juneteenth, Federal Way leaders and descendants dedicated a park honoring 19th-century Black pioneers John and Mary Conner and announced a groundbreaking for new playground equipment.
Federal Way Mayor Jim Ferrell and city officials on the eve of Juneteenth dedicated a city park to John and Mary Conner and announced a groundbreaking for new playground equipment to be installed at the site.
“This is a very momentous day,” Mayor Jim Ferrell said at the dedication, which drew council members, members of the city’s Diversity Commission and Conner family descendants. The ceremony included a flag-raising earlier in the program and the ceremonial unveiling and groundbreaking at the park that lies within the original Conner family homestead.
The renaming recognizes John Conner’s role in local and state history. According to remarks delivered at the ceremony, John Conner spent his first 20 years enslaved in Texas, fought in the Civil War in…
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