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Valdosta in Lowndes County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Drexel Park

 
 
Drexel Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By David Seibert, January 19, 2010
1. Drexel Park Marker
Inscription. In 1916 five prominent Valdosta businessmen and civic leaders -- William S. West, Lowndes W. Shaw, Leonard F. Shaw, Daniel C. Ashley, and Owen K. Jones -- donated 11 acres to the city to create a public park. The deed stipulated that the property could only be used as a park. A section was set aside in 1925 for construction of the Woman’s Building, still an important social and civic center for women’s organizations and activities. Originally named Brookwood Park, the land was renamed in 1979 for Richard J. Drexel, a landscape architect who served from 1925 to 1959 as the city’s first Superintendent of Parks.
 
Erected 2001 by Georgia Historical Society, Lowndes County Historical Society, and the City of Valdosta. (Marker Number 92-1.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkFraternal or Sororal OrganizationsParks & Recreational AreasWomen. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1916.
 
Location. 30° 50.757′ N, 83° 17.195′ W. Marker is in Valdosta, Georgia, in Lowndes County. Marker is at the intersection of North Patterson Street (Alternate Georgia Route 31) and East Brookwood
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Drive, on the right when traveling north on North Patterson Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Valdosta GA 31602, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Valdosta Street Railroad Company Waiting Station, 1917 (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Flame of Freedom (approx. one mile away); Spanish American War Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); United States Bicentennial — Lowndes County Sesquicentennial (approx. one mile away); September 11, 2001 Memorial (approx. one mile away); Lowndes County (approx. one mile away); Lowndes County Confederate Monument (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Valdosta.
 
Drexel Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By David Seibert, January 19, 2010
2. Drexel Park Marker
Drexel Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By David Seibert, January 19, 2010
3. Drexel Park Marker
North Patterson Street is on the left
Drexel Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By David Seibert, January 19, 2010
4. Drexel Park Marker
Drexel Park image. Click for full size.
Photographed By David Seibert, January 19, 2010
5. Drexel Park
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 974 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 2, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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