Abbott's Guide to Ottawa and Vicinity/Strathcona Park
STRATHCONA PARK.
Named after that great Canadian, Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, this park is situated beside the Rideau river just south of the extreme eastern end of Laurier avenue, whnece it can be seen from the electric car. Its 13 acres was formerly the site of the Dominion Rifle Range (now at Rockcliffe), the targets being below where now stands the Isolation Hospital, the red brick building seen in the distance. A handsome drinking fountain of bronze, a gift from Lord Strathcona, is a striking object in the landscape.