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Shelby Farms is a public park located in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, in East Memphis. It is one of the largest urban parks in the US and the world, at a size of 4,500 acres (1,800 ha) and covers more than five times the area of Central Park in New York City with 843 acres (341 ha).
The Outback at Shelby Farms Park in East Memphis was named as one of the best dog parks in the country in a recent USA TODAY list. The park is the only one from Tennessee named to the list.
North Memphis flourished during the 19th and 20th centuries. Klondike and Smokey City are two of the oldest African American elite communities [2] in Memphis. [3] Historic neighborhoods like Speedway Terrace, Vollintine-Evergreen, and Shelby Forest were home to wealthy families and a vibrant manufacturing industry.
Memphis is home to Shelby Farms Park, a 4,500 acre [14] park that receives about 500,000 annual visitors. [15] The park is the 2nd largest urban county park in the United States according to the Trust for Public Land. [16] In October 2010, the Shelby Farms Greenline opened, providing bike access from midtown to Shelby Farms.
Late in his life, Burch was a leader of efforts to save the Shelby Farms area of Shelby County from development, a conservation initiative that culminated in the establishment of the Shelby Farms Park on 6,000 acres (2,400 ha). The Lucius E. Burch State Natural Area, a 728-acre (295 ha) state natural area within Shelby Farms Park, is now named ...
The Meeman Museum and Nature Center— named for conservationist and journalist Edward J. Meeman, the former editor of the Memphis Press-Scimitar, — is located on the park's grounds. The park covers 12,539 acres (50.74 km 2) and is the most visited state park in Tennessee. [1] The unincorporated community Shelby Forest is adjacent to the park.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. [1]
The Land Trust holds conservation easements on public parkland to ensure parks retain their use for parks and public recreation, including: Shelby Farms Park in Memphis, Tennessee; [16] Nashville's old growth Hill Forest addition to the Warner Parks; Bowie Nature Park in Fairview, [17] and Harlinsdale Farm Park in Franklin [18] [19] and ...