Atlanta Memorial Park
Atlanta Memorial Park is a public park in the Buckhead district of Atlanta, Georgia. The approximately 200-acre (81 ha) park lies adjacent to Peachtree Creek, a tributary of the Chattahoochee River. The park is a memorial to those who died in the Battle of Peachtree Creek, which took place on parts of this park and nearby Tanyard Creek Park.
| Atlanta Memorial Park | |
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 Atlanta Memorial Park (2016) | |
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| Location | 384 Woodward Way NW Atlanta, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 33°49′2.676″N 84°24′5.0868″W |
| Created | 1933 |
History
The park's location along Peachtree Creek had been the site of the Battle of Peachtree Creek, a major battle in the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War.[1] In 1929, former Georgia Governor M. Hoke Smith and others donated the land to the city of Atlanta for the purposes of creating a park. An adjoining golf course, named after Bobby Jones, was built in 1931, while construction on the park began in 1933.[1] The park's location on the creek's floodplain makes it susceptible to occasional flooding.[2][3]
In 2011, the Atlanta Memorial Park Conservancy was founded to manage the park, and in 2014 it hosted a massive cleanup that removed over 2 tons of litter from the park and creek.[4] Between 2017 and 2019, the park saw several renovations, including the installation of a new playground,[5] improvements to the park's sewage system,[6] the creation of a nature trail,[7] and new sidewalks.[8]
References
- "Atlanta Memorial Park". www.buckhead.net. Archived from the original on June 16, 2001. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- Warren 2018.
- Leslie 2016.
- Rao 2014.
- Hardrich 2017.
- Johnson 2017.
- Kahn 2018.
- Habersham 2019.
Bibliography
- Habersham, Raisa (May 17, 2019). "Yearlong sidewalk project begins Monday at popular Buckhead park". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Enterprises. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- Hardrich, Shelagh MaRee (January 30, 2017). "Atlanta's Memorial Park now has new playground". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Enterprises. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- Johnson, Leslie (July 26, 2017). "Atlanta inspecting, cleaning sewers at city park". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Enterprises. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- Kahn, Michael (January 17, 2018). "Parks across Atlanta are destined for some sweet upgrades in 2018". Curbed Atlanta. Vox Media. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- Leslie, Katie (February 9, 2016). "Buckhead residents up in arms over polluted park". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Enterprises. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- Rao, Devika (March 24, 2014). "Doing Good: Volunteers clear tons of trash from local creek". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Enterprises. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- Warren, Karon (July 18, 2018). "10 Atlanta parks to host an outdoor event on the cheap, mapped". Curbed Atlanta. Cox Enterprises. Retrieved May 24, 2020.