150th Anniversary
On 29 August 2010, the local community celebrated the 150th Anniversary of Zachariah Pearson's gift of the land to create Pearson Park. A Victorian themed fun day was held to commemorate the founding of Hull's first public park and 85 of Pearson's descendants helped to plant a Wellingtonia gigantea tree to mark the occasion.
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