In 1822 William Pullen, a Revolutionary War veteran, acquired this land from the Federal Government for farming. In 1889 his heirs sold the land to the City of Birmingham for use as the New Southside Cemetery which operated from 1889 to 1909 with 4,767 burials. The name changed to Red Mountain Cemetery, then to Red Mountain Park and finally to Lane Park in honor of Birmingham Mayor A.O. Lane.[3] The land was also used for the Allen Gray Fish Hatchery (fed by Pullen Springs), a stone quarry, a complete baseball diamond, and a golf driving range. Several of the stone structures were erected by the WPA. Two hundred acres are now the home of the Birmingham Zoo (est. 1955) and the Birmingham Botanical Gardens (est. 1962).
lane, park, confused, with, park, lane, disambiguation, large, park, located, birmingham, alabama, park, home, birmingham, birmingham, botanical, gardens, park, located, between, mountain, brook, homewood, southern, slope, mountain, adjacent, highway, historic. Not to be confused with Park Lane disambiguation Lane Park is a large park located in Birmingham Alabama The park is home to the Birmingham Zoo and the Birmingham Botanical Gardens 1 2 The park is located between Mountain Brook and Homewood on the southern slope of Red Mountain and is adjacent to U S Highway 280 Historical Plaque Information edit nbsp Lane Park Historical Plaque In 1822 William Pullen a Revolutionary War veteran acquired this land from the Federal Government for farming In 1889 his heirs sold the land to the City of Birmingham for use as the New Southside Cemetery which operated from 1889 to 1909 with 4 767 burials The name changed to Red Mountain Cemetery then to Red Mountain Park and finally to Lane Park in honor of Birmingham Mayor A O Lane 3 The land was also used for the Allen Gray Fish Hatchery fed by Pullen Springs a stone quarry a complete baseball diamond and a golf driving range Several of the stone structures were erected by the WPA Two hundred acres are now the home of the Birmingham Zoo est 1955 and the Birmingham Botanical Gardens est 1962 References edit Crider Beverly 2013 Lost Birmingham Arcadia Publishing ISBN 978 1 5402 0829 3 Massouleh Tara April 16 2019 The best places to shop eat and explore in Lane Parke The Birmingham News Retrieved May 4 2019 Rodriguez Ana March 4 2015 4 700 remain buried under Birmingham Zoo Botanical Gardens Lane Park The Birmingham News Retrieved May 4 2019 33 29 14 65 N 86 46 46 52 W 33 4874028 N 86 7795889 W 33 4874028 86 7795889 nbsp This Jefferson County Alabama state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lane Park amp oldid 1117693021, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
