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'''Julius Ellsberry Memorial Park''' is a small park located between [[Finley Avenue]] and [[Finley Boulevard]] in [[ | '''Julius Ellsberry Memorial Park''' is a small park located between [[Finley Avenue]] and [[Finley Boulevard]] in the [[ACIPCO-Finley]] neighborhood north of downtown [[Birmingham]]. | ||
''[[Birmingham Times]]'' vice-president [[Helen Lewis]] made the creation of a recreational park for African American youth a priority. She solicited the donation of land in [[Opossum Valley]], and petitioned Mayor [[George Seibels]] to have it dedicated as a public park. | |||
In [[1979]] the park was named in honor of [[Julius Ellsberry]], the first American to die in the Pacific in [[World War II]]. | |||
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==References== | |||
* Garrison, Greg (September 23, 2016) "Ex-Birmingham Times VP backed city park, civic causes." {{BN}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=27408 Julius Ellsberry Memorial Park] at the Historical Marker Database | * [http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=27408 Julius Ellsberry Memorial Park] at the Historical Marker Database | ||
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[[Category:Finley Avenue]] | [[Category:Finley Avenue]] | ||
[[Category:Finley Boulevard]] | [[Category:Finley Boulevard]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:57, 17 July 2020
Julius Ellsberry Memorial Park is a small park located between Finley Avenue and Finley Boulevard in the ACIPCO-Finley neighborhood north of downtown Birmingham.
Birmingham Times vice-president Helen Lewis made the creation of a recreational park for African American youth a priority. She solicited the donation of land in Opossum Valley, and petitioned Mayor George Seibels to have it dedicated as a public park.
In 1979 the park was named in honor of Julius Ellsberry, the first American to die in the Pacific in World War II.
References
- Garrison, Greg (September 23, 2016) "Ex-Birmingham Times VP backed city park, civic causes." The Birmingham News
External links
- Julius Ellsberry Memorial Park at the Historical Marker Database