This plaque remembers D.D. Smith in the park named after him.
As engineer he was responsible for the planning and development of roads and stock routes in Central Australia.
He played a leading role in planning and supervising the Darwin to Alice Springs section of the Stuart Highway and opened routes to travellers and settlers.
He set up an office and home in tents on the site of the park as soon as he arrived and later built his home there. The first power station was at the rear of his property in Bath St.
A plaque (shown opposite) was unveiled, and this park dedicated, to him by the then Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, Paul Everingham, in 1981, honouring his contribution to the development of Central Australia.