On March 16, 1927, the Pensacola City Commission adopted an ordinance changing the name of the park from Maxent Park to American Legion Park, "as a testimonial to the grateful appreciation of the people of Pensacola of the unselfish and patriotic services of the [[Wikipedia:American Legion|American Legion]] to the community, state, and nation."
The city again rebuilt Despite the park after voters on December 131926-1927 rebuild, city leaders felt Legion Park needed additional upgrades and in late 1927 narrowly approved asked voters to approve a $25,000 bond issue for the park. The bond issue was narrowly approved by a margin of just six votes.,<ref>"Library Bond Issue Fails as Three Others Carry". ''The Pensacola Journal''. December 14, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved June 3, 2019 – via [[Wikipedia:Newspapers.com|Newspapers.com]]</ref> but the election was nullified due to a technicality. A second election was held February 23, 1928, in which the bond issue was again approved, this time by a larger margin of 218 votes.<ref>"Voters Approve Bond Issue By Huge Majority". ''The Pensacola Journal''. February 24, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved June 3, 2019 – via [[Wikipedia:Newspapers.com|Newspapers.com]]</ref>
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