Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-08-16
McGAvOCK PARK.
ITS beauties Hnd Advantages

ITS Beauties and Advantages.
Since our "City Dads" have succeeded
in purchasing the magnificent property re-
Gently owned by our young townsman,
Hugh F. McGavock, Esq, to be used in
future as a public park by our citizens, we
deem it requisite that We should give q
portion of our columns this morning 10 a
brief and hastily written sketch Of the
place. The ground is exactly forty-six and
a half acres in area, and is situated in
North Nashville, about fifteen minutes
walk from the Public Square. II is bound
ed on the North by an open space Of eoun-
try, on the South by Taylor, East by Cum
berland, and West by College streets.
II is Of an attractive oblong shape,
diversified BY undulating hillocks and
valleys and contains, almost in It's centre, a
beautiied lake, of several acres, fed by per-
rennial springs. Numerous lords Of the
forest" crown the hill that overloOks the
lake and as far as the eye can reach
beauties upon beauties rize in unobstructed
view. Immediately under the hillside,
toward the lake, hangs a ledge Of rocks
picturesque and romantic. It's gOodiy
scene, where the curving Of the laklet, like
a silvery snake, lays out its coil in the
sunshine 40 lovingly. 1t breaths Of health,
and of happiness. 1t is 6eauteous spot,
this
-" Wilderness of sweets; for nature here
Wantoned as in her prime, and play'd at will
Her virgin fancies poured forth in sweets
Aside from all else, with thelconstrnction
Of an observatory on the browning height.
as fine views may be obtained as any city
in the South can boast. On the south side
and to2ards the city, the grand old Capt..
tol, the pride Of Tennessee, whose roiunda
seems TO reach the heavens, rises up mag
nifceut and grand, while fully one-half
the cily meets the eye of the observer.
Then there is st. Cecilia Academy, Ash
Barracks, Horticultural Gardens, the Driv-
ing Park and our own dear Cumberland,
winding its way toward the Beautiful
River" all in full view. 1t vii assured
ly become a popular resort for the dust
and mud bedizened citizens of the Rock
City. IL will be the pleasure place of the
rich and poor alike. The laborer and mill
lionaire; the employer and employee will
meet and mingle in this garden of beauty.
Let the persons having the affair in hand
60 to work in Ornamenting it at once.
We are anxious for a drive in
"our park" Trees and shrubbery should
be set out, grass sown, weeds plueked out,
and neat paliDg erected The lake could
be pnt in some shape and an excellent
graveled drive constructed around its Dor
der A few deer in the park and swan on
the lake would be decidedly recherche.
Vari-colored sail-boats and rustic seats
could be added, and in time the whole
affair might be lighted by gas.
Some objections have been raised by old
fogies, who are afraid that the place will be
infested by disreputable characters and
loafers. Let proper orders be given the
police on such subjects, and we venture to
say in very short while the Nashville
Park Will be The feature of the metropolis
We commend the purchase and heartily
congratulate Mr.. McGavock on his success
in selling the city so desirable place.