George Park

A 2-acre park in St. Johns honoring Melvin Clark George, an Oregon state senator and U. S. Congressman in the late 1800s.

Currently undergoing a multi-year renovation project scheduled through 2028 that will bring significant improvements to the site.

Features an accessible playground with transfer station equipment and picnic tables.

This park is named for Melvin Clark George, who was a state senator from the Multnomah district (1876-1880) and a U.S. Congressman (1881-1885). He was born in Noble County in Ohio in 1849, moved with his parents over the Old Oregon Trail in 1851, and settled on a homestead near Lebanon, Oregon. He attended Willamette University where he studied law, and started his practice in Portland in 1875. He served as a judge of the State circuit court (1897-1907) and was appointed to superintend the construction of the Burnside Bridge. He also served as a director of the Portland public schools for five years. In 1925, George compiled a travel brochure describing scenes along the Columbia River Highway, The Columbia Highway Booklet . He died in 1933 and was interred in Lone Fir Cemetery.