Monday, May 31, 2010

Central City Park of Macon

According to the tablet below this gazebo which I call a cupola is actually called "The Speakers Stand". 
I had no idea it had some significant history attached to the confederates.  Ouch!  I saw it a perfect place to get married.  Anyway this park is called CENTRAL CITY PARK of Macon Georgia.  Its located at the edge of downtown Macon.  It's primarily used for the annual Cherry Blossom Festival.  Which is fills up the park with thousands of people from all over.  Anyway the park has a playground for children and grille for cooking out.  Unlike the Ocmulgee Heritage Park by the River, you're not allowed to have a cook out.  And there are plenty of picnic tables and gazebos.  It also have a water fountains and a small wooden arch bridge.  But the water fountain were not on yesterday while I took these photos.  The park also house a baseball field. The park is definitely perfect for bike riding.  You can criss cross through the many paths in the park.  

This tablet erected by SIDNEY LANIER CHAPTER
United Daughters of the Confederacy

While in the city to attend a reunion of confederate veterans Jefferson Davis Ex-President of the Confederate states of America addressed the veterans from this speakers stand on Wednesday October 26, 1887 on the following Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Davis held a levee for children greeting thousands of them from this stand Mr. Davis stood near the center, resting his hand on a small table while Mrs. Davis sat at his left.

that's my bike


Landscape of Central City Park of Macon


I have no idea why they placed this train as a feature close to the entrance at the park.


The first time I really paid attention to this building.  Freight Station?


There goes that bike again.


Where the annual Used Book Sale is held.


Love the circular engineering of this building.  It reminds me of a mosque.


But then it contains four of this on each side.  Making this building not a circle but a square.  Must be some masonic involve in building this facility.



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