Dizzy Gillespie Birthplace Park, Cheraw, SC, USA
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N 34° 41.942 W 079° 53.582
17S E 601382 N 3840226
Dizzy Gillespie Home Site Park, in Cheraw, SC, celebrates the life of the "King of Jazz".
Waymark Code: WMXR5H
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 02/18/2018
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With assistance of local school children, artist Bob Doster designed and built stainless steel benches and other sculptures featured in the park. The fence is created to highlight Gillespie's hit song "Salt Peanuts".
Name: Dizzy Gillespie Birthplace Park
Street Location: 100 Huger St
Local Municipality: Cheraw
State/Province, etc.: SC
Country: USA
Web Site: [Web Link]
Memorial/Commemoration: Dizzy Gillespie
Picnic Facilities: tables
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): sculpture
Fountains: None
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: None
Special Events: http://www.scjazzfestival.com/
Date Established: Not listed
Recreational Facilities: Not listed
Monuments/Statues: Not listed
Traditional Geocaches: Not listed
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