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Discovery ParkDiscovery Park is a 534 acre (2.2 km²) park in the peninsular Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It is the city's largest public park. United Indians of All Tribes' Daybreak Star Cultural Center is within the park's boundaries. History Discovery Park is a relatively recent creation, having been created in the early 1970s from land surplus to the U.S. Army's Fort Lawton. The site for the 1,100 acre (4.5 km²) fort had been given to the Army by the city in 1898, and the fort opened in 1900. The Army offered to sell it back to the city for one dollar in 1938 but the city refused, citing maintenance concerns. Much of the land was surplused in 1971, given to the city in 1972, and dedicated as Discovery Park in 1973. Fort Lawton still exists within the park as headquarters of the U.S. Army Reserve's 70th Regional Readiness Command and a military housing site. External links
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