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| − | Percy and Edwin Warner Parks | + | '''Percy and Edwin Warner Parks''' also known as Warner Parks, are two major public parks in [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. They are part of the park system managed by the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation of Nashville and Davidson County. |
| − | The two parks are adjacent to each other, separated by Old Hickory Boulevard, and are located approximately 9 miles from downtown Nashville. They are bounded on the northwest by Tennessee State Route 100, on the east and north by Chickering Road, and partially on the south by Old Hickory Blvd. and Vaughn Road. The two parks cover 2684 acres, making the combined parks the largest municipal parks in the state. [ | + | The two parks are adjacent to each other, separated by Old Hickory Boulevard, and are located approximately 9 miles from downtown Nashville. They are bounded on the northwest by Tennessee State Route 100, on the east and north by Chickering Road, and partially on the south by Old Hickory Blvd. and Vaughn Road. The two parks cover 2684 acres, making the combined parks the largest municipal parks in the state. [https://www.nashville.gov/parks/locations/warner.htm Nashville.gov: Warner Parks] |
| − | They were opened in 1927, and are comprised of land donated by Percie Warner Lea and her husband, Luke. The parks were named for her father, Percy, a member of the old Nashville Board of Park Commissioners and former head of the city's streetcar lines and electric utility, and her uncle Edwin, who was also a park commissioner. The commission developed the parks into their present layout through 1930. [ | + | They were opened in 1927, and are comprised of land donated by Percie Warner Lea and her husband, Luke. The parks were named for her father, Percy, a member of the old Nashville Board of Park Commissioners and former head of the city's streetcar lines and electric utility, and her uncle Edwin, who was also a park commissioner. The commission developed the parks into their present layout through 1930. [https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=W020 Tennessee Encyclopedia: Percy Warner] |
| − | The parks were named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [ | + | The parks were named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [https://www.nashville.gov/mc/ordinances/prev/o99_1698.htm City ordinance O99-1698] |
| − | The parks are home to a steeplechase course that hosts the Iroquois Steeplechase, run annually each May since 1941 (with one year off for [[World War II]]) and a fixture on the National Steeplechase Association circuit. It is the only graded horse race, steeplechase or flat, that is currently run in the state. [ | + | The parks are home to a steeplechase course that hosts the Iroquois Steeplechase, run annually each May since 1941 (with one year off for [[World War II]]) and a fixture on the National Steeplechase Association circuit. It is the only graded horse race, steeplechase or flat, that is currently run in the state. [https://www.iroquoissteeplechase.org/html/races.html Iroquois Steeplechase official web site] |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #Nashville.gov: Warner Parks | + | #Nashville.gov: Warner Parks[https://www.nashville.gov/parks/locations/warner.htm] |
| − | #Tennessee Encyclopedia: Percy Warner City ordinance O99-1698 | + | #Tennessee Encyclopedia: Percy Warner City ordinance O99-1698[https://www.nashville.gov/mc/ordinances/prev/o99_1698.htm] |
| − | #Iroquois Steeplechase official web site | + | #Iroquois Steeplechase official web site[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Parks#cite_note-3] |
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://www.tnbirds.org/IBA/SitePages/WarnerParks.htm TNbirds.org: Warner Parks] |
| − | *[ | + | *[https://harpethhillsmarathon.com/WarnerParkMaps/ Maps of the asphalt and dirt trails in the Warner Parks] |
| − | *[ | + | *[https://www.friendsofwarnerparks.com/ The Friends of Warner Parks] |
[[Category: General Reference]] | [[Category: General Reference]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:48, 13 December 2020
Percy and Edwin Warner Parks also known as Warner Parks, are two major public parks in Nashville, Tennessee. They are part of the park system managed by the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation of Nashville and Davidson County.
The two parks are adjacent to each other, separated by Old Hickory Boulevard, and are located approximately 9 miles from downtown Nashville. They are bounded on the northwest by Tennessee State Route 100, on the east and north by Chickering Road, and partially on the south by Old Hickory Blvd. and Vaughn Road. The two parks cover 2684 acres, making the combined parks the largest municipal parks in the state. Nashville.gov: Warner Parks
They were opened in 1927, and are comprised of land donated by Percie Warner Lea and her husband, Luke. The parks were named for her father, Percy, a member of the old Nashville Board of Park Commissioners and former head of the city's streetcar lines and electric utility, and her uncle Edwin, who was also a park commissioner. The commission developed the parks into their present layout through 1930. Tennessee Encyclopedia: Percy Warner
The parks were named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. City ordinance O99-1698
The parks are home to a steeplechase course that hosts the Iroquois Steeplechase, run annually each May since 1941 (with one year off for World War II) and a fixture on the National Steeplechase Association circuit. It is the only graded horse race, steeplechase or flat, that is currently run in the state. Iroquois Steeplechase official web site
References
- Nashville.gov: Warner Parks[1]
- Tennessee Encyclopedia: Percy Warner City ordinance O99-1698[2]
- Iroquois Steeplechase official web site[3]
