Florence in Lauderdale County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
McFarland Park and Recreation Area
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, July 23, 2009
1. McFarland Park and Recreation Area Marker
Inscription.
McFarland Park and Recreation Area. . This bottom land serves as a reservoir for TVA's flood control program. Florence leases it for recreational purposes when not being used by TVA. Major Robert McFarland, a native of Ireland, his wife, Kate Armstead McFarland, and their seven children resided in the ante~bellum mansion now called Mapleton that overlooked this river bottom. Strawberries were once grown here. Jobless families were encouraged to plant vegetables gardens here during the Great Depression. Major McFarland rode with Confederate General John Hunt Morgan and became the first cavalryman to leap across the line onto Indian soil.
This bottom land serves as a reservoir for TVA's flood control program.
Florence leases it for recreational purposes when not being used by TVA.
Major Robert McFarland, a native of Ireland, his wife, Kate Armstead McFarland, and their seven children resided in the ante~bellum mansion now called Mapleton that overlooked this river bottom. Strawberries were once grown here.
Jobless families were encouraged to plant vegetables gardens here during the Great Depression. Major McFarland rode with Confederate General John Hunt Morgan and became the first cavalryman to leap across the line onto Indian soil.
Location. 34° 47.169′ N, 87° 40.52′ W. Marker is in Florence, Alabama, in Lauderdale County. Marker is on McFarland Park Road, on the right when traveling west. Located in McFarland Park next to the Tennessee River. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Florence AL 35630, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 2,486 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on March 9, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
