Reese & Pope Park

Reese & Pope Park is a park in Clarke County, Georgia which is located on Reese Street. Reese & Pope Park is situated nearby to Hill First Baptist Church, as well as near the historic site Reese Street Historic District.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tree That Owns Itself and Hill First Baptist Church.

Tree That Owns Itself

Photo: Boston Public Library, Public domain.

The Tree That Owns Itself is a white oak tree that, according to legend, has legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet of its base. Also known as the Jackson Oak, the tree is at the corner of South Finley and Dearing Streets in Athens, Georgia, US. Tree That Owns Itself is situated 850 feet southeast of Reese & Pope Park.

Hill First Baptist Church

Church

Hill First Baptist Church "is the oldest African American church in the Athens, Georgia community". It is a contributing property to the Reese Street Historic District.

T. R. R. Cobb House

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The T. R. R. Cobb House built in 1842 is an historic octagon house originally located at 194 Prince Avenue in Athens, Georgia. On June 30, 1975, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. T. R. R. Cobb House is situated 1,300 feet north of Reese & Pope Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Athens and Normaltown.

Athens

Photo: Rob, CC BY 2.0.

Athens is a vibrant college town of 127,000 people in the Classic Heartland region of Georgia. Athens is most popular in the late summer and fall when students, families of students or college football fans visit the University of Georgia.

Normaltown

Neighborhood

Normaltown is a neighborhood in Athens, Georgia, by the Athens Regional Medical Center and named for the State Normal School formerly located there. It was the first area of Athens to be wired for electricity after the completion of the Mitchell Bridge hydroelectric plant in 1896.

Five Points

Neighborhood

Five Points is a retail corridor and neighborhood in Athens, Georgia, centered on the intersection of Milledge Avenue and Lumpkin Street. It occupies the South-Southwest edge of the University of Georgia campus.

Reese & Pope Park

Type: Park
Address: 375 Reese Street, Athens, 30601
Category: recreation area
Location: Clarke County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.95686° or 33° 57′ 25″ north

Longitude

-83.38412° or 83° 23′ 3″ west

Open location code

865RXJ48+P9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 963454442

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Reese Street Historic District and Phoenix Community of Athens.

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