Memory Garden
Memory Garden is a garden in Capital Township, Sangamon, Illinois. Memory Garden is situated nearby to the hospital Lincoln Prairie Behavioral Health Center, as well as near Mowie’s Cue.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Strawbridge-Shepherd House and Southwind Park.
Strawbridge-Shepherd House
Heritage site
Photo: Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Strawbridge-Shepherd House is a historic house located at 5255 Shepherd Road in Springfield, Illinois. Saddle and harness maker Thomas Strawbridge built the house for himself circa 1845. Strawbridge-Shepherd House is situated 1 mile east of Memory Garden.
Southwind Park
Park
The Edwin Watts Southwind Park, popularly known as Southwind Park, is an 80-acre park within the Springfield Park District in Springfield, Illinois. It describes itself as a national model park for the demonstration of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act in the provision of accessibilities to persons with disabilities. Southwind Park is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Memory Garden.
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden
Park
The Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden, commonly known and referred to as the Lincoln Memorial Garden, is a self-governing 100-acre woodland and prairie garden owned by the city of Springfield, Illinois, and managed by the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden Foundation. Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden is situated 2½ miles southeast of Memory Garden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cotton Hill Township and Woodside Township.
Cotton Hill Township
Village
Cotton Hill Township is located in Sangamon County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 902 and it contained 389 housing units. The township is the home of Hunter Lake, a proposed 3,010-acre reservoir. Cotton Hill Township is situated 2 miles south of Memory Garden.
Woodside Township
Town
Woodside Township is located in Sangamon County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,447 and it contained 5,668 housing units. Woodside Township is situated 2½ miles west of Memory Garden.
Southern View
Village
Southern View is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Southern View had a population of 1,596. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Southern View is situated 2½ miles north of Memory Garden.
Memory Garden
- Type: Garden
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Capital Township, Sangamon, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.72115° or 39° 43′ 16″ northLongitude
-89.63559° or 89° 38′ 8″ westOpen location code
86FGP9C7+FQOpenStreetMap ID
node 4557800725OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=garden
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