Virginia Field Park
Burnett St. between Pin Oak and Maple in park, Calvert, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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EST. 1868
EST. 1868
1865
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Virginia Field Park.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Virginia Field Park
This land was given to Calvert in 1868 by the Houston and Texas Central Railroad for use as a park. During Reconstruction it held the Sky Parlor, a treehouse-like structure used to imprison Southern sympathizers, and Hood's Texas Brigade veterans held reunions in 1895 and 1912. A Victorian pavilion and gazebos, built in 1895, hosted concerts and dances.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Virginia Field Park
Land given to Calvert 1868 for use as a park by the Houston & Texas Central Railroad. Co. C, 4th Texas Inf. Regt., Hood's Texas Brigade, under Major Wm. Townsend, mustered nearby, 1865. Was site during Reconstruction, 1868-1873, of "Sky Parlor" (room built on pole, as a tree house) to serve as prison for Southern sympathizers. In 1895 and 1912, Hood's Texas Brigade Association entertained here. The Victorian pavilion and two gazebos were built 1895 for concerts, gatherings, and dancing. The park was named in 1937 for landscaper, Mrs. Virginia Field. Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5395010954
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