Court Square Park (formerly Jackson Park and Justice Park) is a public park in Charlottesville, Virginia.
| Court Square Park | |
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| Location | Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38°1′54″N 78°28′31″W / 38.03167°N 78.47528°W |
| Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
| Created | 1919 |
| Operated by | City of Charlottesville |
| Status | Open all year |
Court Square Park is 0.4 acres bounded by Jefferson Street, Fourth Street N.E., High Street and the Albemarle County Court Building.[1] Paul Goodloe McIntire established the park in 1919 by donating the land to the city of Charlottesville.[1]
The park was originally named Jackson Park after Confederate general Stonewall Jackson.[2] A statue of Jackson on horseback, Thomas Jonathan Jackson, was placed there in 1921.[2]
In November 2016 the Blue Ribbon Commission on Race, Memorials and Public Spaces published a report recommending transforming the statue into a monument for remembering racial oppression and to change the name from Jackson Park.[3][4] In June 2017, the city council voted to change the name to Justice Park,[5] and in July 2018, the name was changed again to Court Square Park.[6]
The statue was removed on July 10, 2021.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b "Court Square Park - City of Charlottesville". www.charlottesville.org. Archived from the original on 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
- ^ a b "104-0251 Thomas Jonathan Jackson Sculpture Nomination Form" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 June 1996. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ SUAREZ, CHRIS (1 November 2016). "Panel votes to recommend keeping statues in their parks". The Daily Progress.
- ^ Hoerauf, Daniel (11 November 2016). "Blue Ribbon Commission shares recommendations with community". The Cavalier Daily. University of Virginia.
- ^ "Charlottesville City Council Votes to Rename Lee, Jackson Parks". nbc29.com. WVIR-TV. 5 June 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Charlottesville City Council changes the names of two renamed parks". The Daily Progress. 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Charlottesville's Confederate statues removed from city parks". NBC29. Charlottesville, VA: Gray Media Group. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
External links edit
- Official website
- HISTORY AND GARDENS OF COURT SQUARE PARK Archived 2018-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, an article from the City of Charlottesville
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