Confederate Park - Jacksonville, FL
N 30° 20.094 W 081° 39.219
17R E 437169 N 3356076
Confederate Park is located near downtown, in the Springfield area of north Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Waymark Code: WMC3GW
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 07/20/2011
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CONFEDERATE PARK, Main and Hubbard Sts., bordering Hogans Creek on the south, is planted with date and cabbage palms, cedars, magnolias, and live oaks, and is landscaped with various shrubs and plants. Green-slatted concrete benches and occasional pieces of statuary line the winding walks. Swans and ducks swim on a small lake, and an island provides a sheltered nesting spot.
This site was the eastern end of Confederate trenches that extended to the present Union Terminal. As many as 14,000 troops were encamped here during the War between the States. On the west side of Main Street is WATERWORKS PARK, containing the municipal light plant, studios of the municipally owned radio station WJAX, a Tourist Center with shuffleboard courts, and a miniature golf course. ---Florida - A Guide to the Southernmost State - Part II. Principal Cities - Jacksonville, 1939
Confederate Park was originally named Dignan Park and opened in 1907. It was the site for the 1914 annual reunion of about 8,000 Confederate soldiers of the United Confederate Veterans and is the location of a monument to the Women of the Confederacy. The park used to be a focal point for community cultural events, now it's a popular hangout for the homeless.