Ellsberry Park

Ellsberry Park is a park in Jefferson, Alabama. Ellsberry Park is situated nearby to the place of worship Forge Temple C.O.G.I.C., as well as near Mount Calvary Baptist Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Sardis Baptist Church and Twenty-Second Avenue Baptist Church (Birmingham, Alabama).

Old Sardis Baptist Church

Church

Photo: Quentin Melson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sardis Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, also known as Old Sardis Baptist Church was built around 1910. The church as the location where the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights was created at a mass meeting of over 1,000 people on June 5, 1956. Old Sardis Baptist Church is situated 1 mile south of Ellsberry Park.

Twenty-Second Avenue Baptist Church (Birmingham, Alabama)

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Twenty-Second Avenue Baptist Church (Birmingham, Alabama) is situated 1 mile east of Ellsberry Park.

Oak Hill Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Spyder Monkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oak Hill Cemetery, located just north of downtown, is Birmingham, Alabama's oldest cemetery. Originally 21.5 acres on the southern slopes of Red Mountain, now Lane Park, for the burial of paupers, thereby ending the use of Oak Hill's "Potter's Field". Oak Hill Cemetery is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Ellsberry Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birmingham and Elyton.

Birmingham

Photo: Patrick Cain, CC BY 3.0.

Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama, and its cultural and economic nucleus. While it's best remembered as the site of protest, bombings, and other racial tumult during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, visitors to the Birmingham of today will find a pleasant green city of ridges, valleys, attractive views, and friendly, hospitable people.

Elyton

Hamlet

Elyton, Alabama, was the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama from 1821 to 1873. It was the county's second seat, after Carrollsville. In 1873 the courthouse was moved to Birmingham. Elyton is situated 2½ miles south of Ellsberry Park.

Avondale

Neighborhood

Avondale was a company town built around the Avondale Mills east of Birmingham, Alabama in Jefferson County. The town was incorporated on March 18, 1887. Avondale is situated 3½ miles east of Ellsberry Park.

Ellsberry Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.53878° or 33° 32′ 20″ north

Longitude

-86.8315° or 86° 49′ 53″ west

Operator

Birmingham Park and Recreation

Open location code

865MG5Q9+GC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1512771855

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Forge Temple C.O.G.I.C. and Mount Calvary Baptist Church.

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