Memorial Park (Houston, Texas) | tennis court(s), picnic area

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Memorial Park is a recreational park located near the Memorial area in the city of Houston, Texas. Owned by the city and operated by The Hermann Park Conservancy, it covers approximately 1,466 acres near the IH-Loop 610/IH-10 interchange, and is one of the largest urban parks in the United States.

From 1917 to 1923, the land where the park currently exists was the site of Camp Logan, a US Army training base. In 1924, Will and Mike Hogg purchased 1,503 acres of the camp's land and sold it to the city of Houston at cost, to be used a "memorial" park dedicated to the memory of the soldiers who lost their lives serving in World War I. The park was originally designed by landscape architects Hare & Hare of Kansas City, Missouri.

The park includes an 18-hole golf course and a 3-mile running course, and has facilities for tennis, softball, swimming, track, croquet, volleyball, skating, and cycling.

The Houston Arboretum and Nature Center sits on 155 acres within the park.


www.houstontx.gov/parks/memorialpark2.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Park,_Houston,_Texas
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Coordinates:   29°45'58"N   95°26'36"W

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