Historic Edgefield in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Shelby Park
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, April 28, 2023
1. Shelby Park Marker
Inscription.
Shelby Park. . The Nashville Street Railway had an amusement park built in the wooded area now known as Shelby Park during the early 1890s as a method of enticing people to use their streetcars. Between 1906 and 1909 the amusement park and over 150 acres of land were acquired by the City and set aside as parkland. The lake that exists in the present-day park was dug around that time, and the park officially opened on July 4, 1912. In the 1920s, movies were shown on the hillside behind what is now the Shelby Community Center. Today, Shelby Park remains a premier urban park, with a nature center, two public golf courses, and eight miles of greenway trails.
The Nashville Street Railway had an amusement park built in the wooded area now known as Shelby Park during the early 1890s as a method of enticing people to use their streetcars. Between 1906 and 1909 the amusement park and over 150 acres of land were acquired by the City and set aside as parkland. The lake that exists in the present-day park was dug around that time, and the park officially opened on July 4, 1912. In the 1920s, movies were shown on the hillside behind what is now the Shelby
Community Center. Today, Shelby Park remains a premier urban park, with a nature center, two public golf courses, and eight miles of greenway trails.
Location. 36° 10.444′ N, 86° 45.129′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Historic Edgefield. Marker is at the intersection of South 10th Street and Fatherland Street, on the right when traveling south on South 10th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 S 10th St, Nashville TN 37206, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, April 28, 2023
2. Shelby Park Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 77 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
