Photo courtesy of Piedmont Park Conservancy.
Cotton States and International Exposition, 1895.
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Historic Piedmont Park Tours
Presented by:
Piedmont Park Conservancy
Location:
Piedmont Park
Today – 10/16/2010
First and third Saturday of each month at 11 a.m.
Event Description
Learn about the history of Piedmont Park and get a little exercise by joining this guided walking tour. The tour lasts 60 to 90 minutes and covers all phases of the park’s development - forest, the Walker farm, fairgrounds for the Piedmont Exposition of 1887, the Cotton States and International Exposition of 1895, the transformation of the fairgrounds into a suburban park, and the current status of Piedmont Park as Atlanta’s premier urban park. The tour uses the voices of the past and pictures to bring history to life.
Ticket Information
Venue Information
Piedmont Park
Piedmont Park Conservancy
400 Park Dr. NE
Atlanta, GA 30306
Phone: 404-875-7275
Funding for this web site is provided in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
