West Dixie Park

West Dixie Park is a park in Cobb, Georgia which is located on West Dixie Avenue Southeast. West Dixie Park is situated nearby to Ron H Francis Park, as well as near Marietta City Cemetery.

Type: Park
Also known as: “Hedges Park”
Address: 125 West Dixie Avenue Southeast, Marietta, GA 30060

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Confederate Cemetery and Strand Theatre.

Confederate Cemetery

Cemetery

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Marietta Confederate Cemetery is a large Confederate cemetery located in Marietta, Georgia, adjacent to the larger Marietta City Cemetery. The Marietta Confederate Cemetery is one of the largest burial grounds for Confederate dead. Confederate Cemetery is situated 1,400 feet north of West Dixie Park.

Strand Theatre

Theater building

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The Strand Theatre is a multi-use performing arts and film center in Marietta, Georgia, United States. Originally built in 1935 by the Manning-Winks Theatre Company as an art deco movie palace, it is currently the home of the Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre, a nonprofit arts organization specializing in live theatre, classic movies, concerts, comedy, and other special events. Strand Theatre is situated 4,100 feet north of West Dixie Park.

St. James Episcopal Cemetery

Cemetery

St. James' Episcopal Church Cemetery was founded in 1849, as a parish burial ground that was laid out on the furthest corner of the 20-acre St. James' Episcopal Church property, at the corner of Winn Street and what is now Polk Street in Marietta, Georgia. St. James Episcopal Cemetery is situated 1 mile northwest of West Dixie Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marietta and Northwest Marietta Historic District.

Marietta

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Marietta is a city of 61,000 people in Metro Atlanta. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Dobbins Air Reserve Base on the south side of town and a Lockheed Martin manufacturing plant are among the major industries in the city.

Northwest Marietta Historic District

Quarter

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The Northwest Marietta Historic District is a 230-acre historic district in Marietta, Georgia that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Elizabeth

Suburb

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Elizabeth was an incorporated municipality in central Cobb County, Georgia, United States, that existed de jure from 1885 to 1995. Originally incorporated by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on October 5, 1885, as the town of Elizabeth, it never began functioning as a municipality; in particular, no historical evidence exists that the town held any elections for mayor and the city council. Elizabeth is situated 2½ miles north of West Dixie Park.

West Dixie Park

Category: recreation area
Location: Cobb, Georgia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.94236° or 33° 56′ 33″ north

Longitude

-84.54905° or 84° 32′ 57″ west

Elevation

1,099 feet (335 metres)

Operator

Marietta Parks & Recreation

Open location code

865QWFR2+W9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 389621617

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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