Centennial Park - Nashville, TN
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N 36° 08.790 W 086° 48.589
16S E 517108 N 4000214
Centennial Park is a large urban park located approximately two miles west of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, across West End Avenue from the campus of Vanderbilt University and adjacent to the headquarters of Hospital Corporation of America.
Waymark Code: WM1DC6
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 04/11/2007
Views: 168
The 132-acre park was originally farmland which was turned into the state fairgrounds after the Civil War. From 1884 to 1895, the site served as a racetrack and was known as West Side Park. In 1897, it was the site of the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition and was renamed Centennial Park. After the exposition ended, most of the building and exhibits (with the exception of a full-scale model of the Athenian Parthenon) were dismantled, leaving in its place a landscaped open area with a small artificial lake (named "Lake Watauga" after the region in western North Carolina where many of Nashville's early settlers moved from), sunken gardens, and a bandshell.
Original Name of Structure (during fair): Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition grounds
Current Name of Structure: Centennial Park
Fair Name: Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition
Location: Nashville, TN, USA
Year of Fair: 1897
Architect/Designer: Not listed
Theme of Fair: Not listed
Website Proof: Not listed
Website Reference: Not listed
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