page_title: Overton Park
section_title: Rainbow Lake
hierarchical_section_title: Overton Park / Outdoor recreational areas / Rainbow Lake
caption_attribution_description: English: Veterans plaza in Overton Park
context_page_description: Overton Park is a large, 342-acre public park in Midtown Memphis, Tennessee. The park grounds contain the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis Zoo, a 9-hole golf course, the Memphis College of Art, Rainbow Lake, Veterans Plaza, the Greensward, and other features. The Old Forest Arboretum of Overton Park, one of the few remaining old growth forests in Tennessee, is a natural arboretum with labeled trees along trails.
context_section_description: Rainbow Lake is a concrete-lined lake forming the eastern boundary of the Greensward. This 2-acre (0.81 ha) lake has a curvilinear shape and has a water cascade on its east side. A sidewalk completely goes around the lake. Its name comes from the rainbow effect created by a series of spray-type fountains (no longer present) installed in the lake in 1929.  It is the only remaining water feature from George Kessler's original plan.
caption: Veterans Plaza.
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