Washington Park
Washington Park is a park in Shelby, Tennessee. Washington Park is situated nearby to the suburb Harbor Town, as well as near the hamlet Sylvan Heights.Places of Interest
Highlights include Burkle Estate and Memphis Pyramid.
Burkle Estate
Museum
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The Burkle Estate is a historic home at 826 North Second Street in Memphis, Tennessee. It is also known as the Slavehaven. Although disputed by some historians, the Burkle Estate is claimed to have been part of the Underground Railroad – a secret network of way stations to help slaves escape to freedom in the northern states.
Memphis Pyramid
Retail building
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The Memphis Pyramid, formerly known as the Great American Pyramid and the Pyramid Arena, and colloquially known as the Bass Pro Shops Pyramid, is a pyramid-shaped building located in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, United States, at the bank of the Mississippi River.
Humes Preparatory Academy Middle School
School
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Humes Preparatory Academy Middle School, formerly the L. C. Humes High School, is a middle school located in Memphis, Tennessee. It has also been known as North Side High School and as L.C.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harbor Town and Downtown Memphis.
Harbor Town
Suburb
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Harbor Town is a new urbanist-style neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee. Harbor Town sits atop 132 acres on a sandbar in the Mississippi River known as Mud Island.
Downtown Memphis
Suburb
Downtown Memphis is the central business district of Memphis, Tennessee, and is located along the Mississippi River between Interstate 40 to the north, Interstate 55 to the south, and Interstate 240 to the east, where it abuts Midtown Memphis. Downtown Memphis is situated 2 miles south of Washington Park.
Medical District
Neighborhood
The Memphis Medical District is an area which was created to provide a central location for medical care, serving both Memphis and the Mid-South. Medical District is situated 2 miles south of Washington Park.
Washington Park
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Shelby, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.17189° or 35° 10′ 19″ northLongitude
-90.04192° or 90° 2′ 31″ westElevation
240 feet (73 metres)Open location code
867F5XC5+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
way 129992421OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Washington Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Washington Park (parke sa Estados Unidos, Tennessee)”
- Cebuano: “Washington Park”
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