Overton Park
N 35° 08.987 W 089° 59.709
16S E 227143 N 3893761
Historical marker located in Memphis, TN.
Waymark Code: WMWFC0
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 08/27/2017
Views: 6
The 342 acre Lea Woods was bought in 1901 as the first project of Memphis Park Commission on advice of Olmsted Brothers, noted landscape architects. By popular vote it was name for Judge John Overton, a city founder. Naturalistic landscaping was by George Kessler landscape architect. Soon added were the zoo, 1905; the first city golf course. 1911 Brooks Art Gallery, 1916. The park with its unique 175 acres of climax oak-hickory urban forest was preserved as a unit by the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision, 1971. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the interior 1979.
Marker Name: Overton Park
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Park
Marker Number: 1991
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Citizens to preserve Overton Park and the Shelby County Historical Commission.
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