Virginia Field Park - Calvert, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 30° 58.983 W 096° 40.162
14R E 722564 N 3430054
Open park with large gazebo, two small pavilions, and a vintage merry-go-round.
Waymark Code: WMY6YM
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/02/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
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Historical Marker:

Land given to Calvert 1868 for use as a park by the Houston & Texas Central Railroad.

Co. C, 4th Texas Inf. Regt., Hood's Texas Brigade, under Major Wm. Townsend, mustered nearby, 1865. Was site during Reconstruction, 1868-1873, of "Sky Parlor" (room built on pole, as a tree house) to serve as prison for Southern sympathizers. In 1895 and 1912, Hood's Texas Brigade Association entertained here.

The Victorian pavilion and two gazebos were built 1895 for concerts, gatherings, and dancing. The park was named in 1937 for landscaper, Mrs. Virginia Field.

Name: Virginia Field Park

Street Location: Mitchell St. at Pin Oak St.

Local Municipality: Calvert

State/Province, etc.: TX

Country: USA

Web Site: [Web Link]

Date Established: 1868

Picnic Facilities: Gazebo and two pavilions

Recreational Facilities:
One vintage merry-go-round

Monuments/Statues: None

Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): None

Fountains: None

Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: None

Traditional Geocaches:
None

Memorial/Commemoration: Not listed

Special Events: Not listed
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