Percy Warner Park - Nashville TN
Posted by: Don.Morfe
N 36° 04.986 W 086° 52.032
16S E 511956 N 3993173
Percy Warner (1861-1927) was a pioneer in electric utilities and hydroelectric development in the South. As chairman of the Park Board, he expanded Nashville’s park system.
Waymark Code: WM17CB7
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 01/25/2023
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TEXT ON THE HISTORICAL PARK
Percy Warner Park 2058.1 acres- Percy Warner (1861-1927) was a pioneer in electric utilities and hydroelectric development in the South. As chairman of the Park Board, he expanded Nashville’s park system. Preservation of this natural area was one of his greatest civic projects. Named in his honor by the Park Board in 1927, this land constitutes the largest municipal park in Tennessee.
Name: Percy Warner Park
Street Location: 7311 Highway 100
Local Municipality: Nashville
State/Province, etc.: Tennessee
Country: United States
Web Site: [Web Link]
Memorial/Commemoration: Percy Warner (1861-1927)
Date Established: 1927
Picnic Facilities: Flireplaces, Taples, and Pavillion
Recreational Facilities: THE MISSION
Friends of Warner Parks is dedicated to the preservation, stewardship, and protection of Percy and Edwin Warner Parks— an outdoor classroom, an environmental oasis, a focal point of the Nashville community, and home to historic landmarks.
In close partnership with Metro Nashville Parks & Recreation Department, we fund and oversee trail maintenance and invasive plant control, support Warner Park Nature Center programs and staff, and fundraise on behalf of the needs of Warner Parks and its many facets.
https://warnerparks.org/about-us/
Monuments/Statues: Not listed
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed
Fountains: Not listed
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed
Special Events: Not listed
Traditional Geocaches: Not listed
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