Rockwood Park

Rockwood Park is a park in Greenville County, South Carolina. Rockwood Park is situated nearby to the hamlet Knollwood, as well as near Traxler Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum and Greenville Zoo.

Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum

Museum

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The "Shoeless" Joe Jackson Museum and Library was first opened to the public on June 21, 2008. Located across from Fluor Field in Greenville, South Carolina, the five-room brick house where Shoeless Joe Jackson lived and died contains a few of his personal belongings and over 2,000 baseball-related books. Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum is situated 2 miles northwest of Rockwood Park.

Greenville Zoo

Zoo

The Greenville Zoo is a zoo in Greenville, South Carolina, which opened in 1960. Greenville Zoo is situated 2 miles north of Rockwood Park.

Fluor Field at the West End

Stadium

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Fluor Field at the West End is a 6,700-seat baseball-only stadium in Greenville, South Carolina, that opened on April 6, 2006. Designed by architectural firm DLR Group, it was built as a new home of the Greenville Drive baseball team, the South Atlantic League affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. Fluor Field at the West End is situated 2 miles northwest of Rockwood Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nicholtown and Pettigru Street Historic District.

Nicholtown

Hamlet

Nicholtown is a predominantly African-American community in Greenville, South Carolina. Jacqueline Woodson's award-winning adolescent novel, Brown Girl Dreaming was based on recollections of her childhood in Nicholtown. Nicholtown is situated 2 miles northeast of Rockwood Park.

Pettigru Street Historic District

Neighborhood

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Pettigru Street Historic District is a historic tree-lined neighborhood east of Main Street in downtown Greenville, South Carolina. It is home to 88 structures built between 1890 and 1930 with the majority built between 1910 and 1930. Pettigru Street Historic District is situated 2½ miles north of Rockwood Park.