Overton Park is a large, 342-acre (138 ha) public park in Midtown Memphis, Tennessee. The park grounds contain the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis Zoo, a 9-hole golf course, the Memphis College of Art, Rainbow Lake, Veterans Plaza, the Greensward, and other features. The Old Forest Arboretum of Overton Park, one of the few remaining old growth forests in Tennessee, is a natural arboretum with labeled trees along trails.
Bird's-eye view of the major features of Overton Park.
OvertonPark may also refer to the U.S. Supreme Court case, Citizens to Preserve OvertonPark v. Volpe OvertonPark is a large, 342-acre (138 ha) public...
The OvertonPark Shell (formerly Levitt Shell, Shell Theater, and Memphis Open Air Theater) is an open-air amphitheater located in OvertonPark, Memphis...
Citizens to Preserve OvertonPark (CPOP) was a 501(c)(4) nonprofit advocacy group founded in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1957. CPOP is best known for its success...
A hill with a trig point pillar to the east of Cold OvertonPark Wood is, at 197 m (646 ft), the highest point in the county of Rutland, England. The summit...
rolling hills, the highest of which is a 197 m (646 ft) point in Cold OvertonPark. In the 1970s a large artificial reservoir, Rutland Water, was created...
I-40 was originally planned to pass through the city's OvertonPark, a 342-acre (138 ha) public park. Following a public announcement of the routing, a group...
Mississippi River Park Mud Island Monorail National Civil Rights Museum National Ornamental Metal Museum Oaklawn Garden Orpheum Theatre OvertonPark Peabody Hotel...
Art (MCA) was a private art college in Memphis, Tennessee. It was in OvertonPark, adjacent to the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. It offered Bachelor of...
major tenant of OvertonPark for more than 100 years. The land currently designated to the Memphis Zoo was defined by the OvertonPark master plan in 1888...
projects. Community opposition to the highway's proposed routing through OvertonPark led to a nearly-25-year activist campaign which culminated in the case...
Transportation (TDOT) attempted to construct the highway through the city's OvertonPark. A local activist group spent many years contesting the project, and...
Richard Arvin Overton (May 11, 1906 – December 27, 2018) was an American supercentenarian who at the age of 112 years, 230 days was the oldest verified...
Preserve OvertonPark v. Volpe, wherein the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of Memphis, Tennessee citizens attempting to protect Overton Park...
Standing Stone State Park is a state park in Overton County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The park consists of 855 acres (3.46 km2) along...
Rock Cafe, a music museum, a College Football Hall of Fame, and a theme park on Mud Island. However, the plans were scrapped because of a fallout between...
80 Stat. 383 United States Supreme Court cases Citizens to Preserve OvertonPark v. Volpe Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. NRDC Sierra Club v. Morton...
2004). "National Historic Landmark Nomination: Graceland" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 21, 2009. and Accompanying 12 photos, exterior and...
The Old Forest Arboretum of OvertonPark (172 acres) is a forest tract and natural arboretum located in OvertonPark, Memphis, Tennessee. It is open to...
United States Supreme Court ruled in the 1971 case Citizens to Preserve OvertonPark v. Volpe that parklands could have the same protected status as "historic...
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