Lakeside in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Site of Confederate Park

Photographed by Morgan Petermann, October 9, 2025

1. Site of Confederate Park Marker

Inscription. Local businessman Khleber M. Van Zandt organized the Robert E. Lee camp of the United Confederate Veterans in 1889. By 1900 it boasted more than 700 members. The camp received a 25-year charter to create the Confederate Park Association in 1901, then purchased 373 acres near this site for the "recreation, refuge and relief of Confederate soldiers" and their families. Opening events included a picnic for veterans and families on June 20, 1902, and a statewide reunion September 8-12, 1903, with 3,500 attendees. The park thrived as a center for the civic and social activities of Texas Confederate organizations. By 1924 the numbers of surviving veterans had greatly diminished, and the Confederate Park Association voluntarily dissolved when its charter expired in 1926.

Erected 2000 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11963.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 20, 1902.

Location. 32° 49.375′ N, 97° 30.135′ W. Marker is in Lakeside, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is on Confederate Park Drive west

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of Copperwood Drive, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Worth TX 76108, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 10" Bore Confederate Columbiad Long Range Smoothbore Gun (approx. 3.8 miles away); General H.P. Mabry (approx. 3.8 miles away); Major K.M. Van Zandt (approx. 3.8 miles away); Smith-Frazier Cemetery (approx. 4.4 miles away); William Terry Allen Log Cabin (approx. 5.1 miles away); Ash Creek Baptist Church (approx. 5.2 miles away); Ash Creek Cemetery (approx. 5.2 miles away); William M. Rice (approx. 5.3 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Veterans

Photographed by Morgan Petermann, October 9, 2025

2. Site of Confederate Park Marker

(was approx. 3.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2025, by Morgan Petermann of Hurst, Texas. This page has been viewed 82 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 14, 2025, by Morgan Petermann of Hurst, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.