Court Square Park Explained

Court Square Park
Map:Virginia
Map Width:350
Location:Charlottesville, Virginia
Coords:38.0317°N -78.4753°W
Operator:City of Charlottesville
Status:Open all year

Court Square Park (formerly Jackson Park and Justice Park) is a public park in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Court Square Park is 0.4 acres bounded by Jefferson Street, Fourth Street N.E., High Street and the Albemarle County Court Building.[1] Paul Goodloe McIntire established the park in 1919 by donating the land to the city of Charlottesville.[1]

The park was originally named Jackson Park after Confederate general Stonewall Jackson.[2] A statue of Jackson on horseback, Thomas Jonathan Jackson, was placed there in 1921.

In November 2016 the Blue Ribbon Commission on Race, Memorials and Public Spaces published a report recommending transforming the statue into a monument for remembering racial oppression and to change the name from Jackson Park.[3] [4] In June 2017, the city council voted to change the name to Justice Park,[5] and in July 2018, the name was changed again to Court Square Park.[6]

The statue was removed on July 10, 2021.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Court Square Park - City of Charlottesville . www.charlottesville.org . en . 2018-08-11 . 2018-07-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180720003737/http://www.charlottesville.org/departments-and-services/departments-h-z/parks-recreation/parks-trails/city-parks/justice-park-formerly-known-as-jackson-park . dead .
  2. Web site: 19 June 1996. 104-0251 Thomas Jonathan Jackson Sculpture Nomination Form. live. 2021-08-03. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20210630235057/https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/VLR_to_transfer/PDFNoms/104-0251_Thomas_Jonathan_Jackson_Sculpture_1997_Final_Nomination.pdf . 2021-06-30 .
  3. Web site: SUAREZ . CHRIS . Panel votes to recommend keeping statues in their parks . . en . 1 November 2016.
  4. Web site: Hoerauf . Daniel . Blue Ribbon Commission shares recommendations with community . The Cavalier Daily . University of Virginia . 11 November 2016.
  5. Web site: Charlottesville City Council Votes to Rename Lee, Jackson Parks . nbc29.com . . en . 5 June 2017 . 12 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170813144643/http://www.nbc29.com/story/35595559/charlottesville-city-council-votes-to-rename-lee-jackson-parks . 13 August 2017 . dead .
  6. Web site: Charlottesville City Council changes the names of two renamed parks . . en . 16 July 2018 .
  7. Web site: 10 July 2021. Charlottesville's Confederate statues removed from city parks. 3 August 2021. NBC29. Gray Media Group. Charlottesville, VA. en.

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