Jessie Ball duPont Park - Jacksonville, FL
N 30° 18.992 W 081° 39.486
17R E 436729 N 3354044
Jessie Ball duPont Park, home of the Treaty Oak, is located in the Southbank area of Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Waymark Code: WM2X1D
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/02/2008
Views: 122
An amusement complex known as Dixieland Park, which included most of the park site, opened in 1907. In the 1930s, the Garden Club, Mrs. Jessie duPont, and a Times Union reporter, Pat Moran, began efforts to preserve the tree. Moran coined the name Treaty Oak while writing a fictitious story about how white settlers and Indians met under the tree to sign peace treaties. Mrs. duPont and the Alfred I. duPont Foundation purchased the land containing the tree around 1934 and donated it to the City in 1964. The City acquired the remainder of the property between 1964 and 1971, the year the park was named in honor of Jessie duPont (1884-1970), an ardent philanthropist and part-time Jacksonville resident. Through the efforts of the City and private groups and individuals, a major project was completed in 1995 to preserve the tree and enhance the park. Currently their are plans to enhance the park and protect the tree.
Name: Jessie Ball duPont Park
Street Location: 1123 Prudential Drive
Local Municipality: Jacksonville
State/Province, etc.: FL
Country: USA
Web Site: [Web Link]
Memorial/Commemoration: Treaty Oak
Date Established: 1964 by donation of Jesse duPont to the city of Jacksonville
Picnic Facilities: 4 picnic tables & 19 benches
Traditional Geocaches:
A Jax Favorite (GC7160)
Recreational Facilities: Not listed
Monuments/Statues: Not listed
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed
Fountains: Not listed
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed
Special Events: Not listed
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