Max Square
Saturday Farmers Market
Music At Max Square
Welcome to Historic Downtown La Grande
Matt Cooper Quintent Plays for Farmers Market
Cast Iron Mary with Flags
F. Maxine Cook and Max Square
Statue - Cast Iron Mary
Max Square is located on the corner of Adams Avenue and Fourth Street on the edge of the historic downtown district.
The park has a small, lighted stage and concrete seating, providing a venue for community celebrations, musical events and the Farmer's Market. There are no restroom facilities. This facility is available to rent for your event.
Standing at the entrance of the park is a large bronze historiical reproduction of Cast Iron Mary. The original Cast Iron Mary was erected on September 1, 1904, by the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Her purpose was two-fold: first to provide good, clean drinking water for people, horses and dogs; and, secondly, to entice the menfolk away from the numerous taverns found in La Grande at the time. Built to last, Mary survived only twenty years. On the night of April 22, 1922, George Noble, a local bootlegger, who was fleeing from police, lost control of his automobile and crashed into the fountain. Mr. Noble escaped unhurt, but totaled both his automobile and Cast Iron Mary.