In the picture above is the old Gaston Park of Cagayan de Oro where it is located along the St. Augustine Cathedral and near the Old Water Tank (which is now converted into a museum). Gaston Park serves as one of the landmarks here in the heart of the city. People of all ages love this place because of the fountain in the middle of the park and its clean and green surroundings where family and friends love to stay and hang out. Also this park is great for family bonding and setting up a picnic with refreshing scenery especially on the weekends.
Regarding the history of Cagayan de Oro and this place, Gaston Park was named after a pre-war Municipal Mayor of Cagayan de Oro, Segundo Gaston and eventually became an execution ground for Spanish criminals turned later into a training ground for the local revolutionaries during the American occupation. After World War II, as a gift the Japanese Government planted Cherry Blossoms around the park.
Later it became the site of the Battle of Cagayan de Misaims on April 7, 1900. A National Historical Institute marker was placed in the park in 2000.
If you have more old pictures of Gaston Park or old pictures of Cagayan deOro please send us cdopedia@gmail.com so that we can share it to everybody especially to the new generation right now.
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karon, ang gaston park gi pareha ang hitsura sa de Lara Park (formerly McArthur Park), dili na original. Sayang pud
Seen it before and seen it now. Formal na pud ang mga mandurokot ug naka clan clan na sla :-) In the name of voluntarism...
gard, unsay nahitabo sa cherry blossoms??? SAYANG!
yup, the old Gaston park was changed but the history and legend itself was still there...the story behind why up to now is still there and everyone can see the place...the spirit of Cagay-anons is still there...we, as new generations, have the right to preserve the so-called, HISTORY, AND NOT THE PLACE...form of government changed, people changed, things changed, place also changed and so Gaston Park...MABUHAY CAGAY-ANONS...BE proud from being one
My grandfather Ramon Buhay design that park.
TSADA jud tong na-ay fountain bai!
mas chada karon ang Gaston park kaysa una, og kaysa McArthur park karon. mas maayo gyud i develop and baghoon ang palibot sa city. para dili somò, sign pud nga naay development. dili mg stay sa karaan.