C. C. Powning
C. C. Powning, arriving from Wisconsin in 1868, became head of the Nevada State Journal, a state senator, owner of Reno Water, Land and Light Company and a developer of land. He purchased a subdivision of land along what would become Lakeside Drive and named it the C. C. Powning District. A small triangle of land was set aside to become a park.
Originally called “City Park”, it was Reno’s first park. Located across from the courthouse at the time, the park was renamed “Powning Square” in honor of C. C. Powning who owned the land.
Image credit: Historic Reno (https://www.historicreno.org/media/custom/docs/FPv12n2.pdf)