In the 1950s, the Federal Urban Renewal Project helped to found Edgehill Park. Homes were cleared to make way for parkland, including the home of William Edmondson, and Metro Nashville Public Schools was set to care for the park. During the 1990s, the Edgehill Community Memorial Garden was built and was later relocated in 2010, where it now rests in the northeast corner of the park. In 2001, the Organized Neighbors of Edgehill (ONE) was awarded a block grant to improve the park, which still exists today. In 2018, Nashville planned to sell Edgehill Park and its garden to private developers. But thanks to the work of the surrounding Edgehill community, a Save The William Edmondson Homesite Coalition was formed, and the park was saved. Today, members of Edgehill continue to add to the park some recent improvements, including planting over 50 trees with the help of the Nashville Tree Foundation, installing dog waste stations, and refurbishing the basketball court.
Edgehill Park
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In the 1950s, the Federal Urban Renewal Project helped to found Edgehill Park. Homes were cleared to make way for parkland, including the home of William Edmondson, and Metro Nashville Public Schools was set to care for the park. During the 1990s, the Edgehill Community Memorial Garden was built and was later relocated in 2010, where it now rests in the northeast corner of the park. In 2001, the Organized Neighbors of Edgehill (ONE) was awarded a block grant to improve the park, which still exists today. In 2018, Nashville planned to sell Edgehill Park and its garden to private developers. But thanks to the work of the surrounding Edgehill community, a Save The William Edmondson Homesite Coalition was formed, and the park was saved. Today, members of Edgehill continue to add to the park some recent improvements, including planting over 50 trees with the help of the Nashville Tree Foundation, installing dog waste stations, and refurbishing the basketball court.