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'''Overton Park''' is | '''Overton Park''' is a 12-acre public park in [[Homewood]], located at 1920 Mayfair Drive, one block away from [[Oxmoor Road]]. It occupies a slope coming down from Kensington Road to a creek in the middle of the park and then up a less steep slope to Mayfair. Overton Road meets Mayfair opposite the park. Park facilities include a small playground and some picnic pavilions. | ||
The park's land was donated to the city by developer [[F. E. Dunlap]] in [[1939]]. It was named for longtime [[Homewood City Council|city councilman]] [[A. G. Overton]]. | |||
== References == | |||
* {{Summe-2001}} | |||
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[[Category:Homewood parks]] | [[Category:Homewood parks]] | ||
Revision as of 10:53, 23 June 2007
Overton Park is a 12-acre public park in Homewood, located at 1920 Mayfair Drive, one block away from Oxmoor Road. It occupies a slope coming down from Kensington Road to a creek in the middle of the park and then up a less steep slope to Mayfair. Overton Road meets Mayfair opposite the park. Park facilities include a small playground and some picnic pavilions.
The park's land was donated to the city by developer F. E. Dunlap in 1939. It was named for longtime city councilman A. G. Overton.
References
- Summe, Sheryl Spradling. (2001). Homewood: The Life of a City. Homewood, AL: Friends of the Homewood Public Library.