Martin Hoveland

By Bob Heilman

October 20, 1934

Here’s the man that started all the McKinleys in Tacoma. His name is Martin Hoveland and he was with the Metropolitan Park District way back in 1901. At that time McKinley Park didn’t even have a name; on the map of the city it was simply “East Park”. On the day after the assassination of the 25^th President of the United States, Martin Hoveland said to his co-workers, “Boys from now on this is McKinley Park.” And it has been. The ...