Fort Worth, TX, United States
Site of Confederate Park. Local businessman Khleber M. Van Zandt organized the Robert E. Lee camp of the United Confederate Veterans in 1889. By 1900 it boasted more than 700 members. The camp received a 25-year charter to create the Confederate Park Association in 1901, then purchased 373 acres nea
r this site for the "recreation, refuge and relief of Confederate soldiers" and their families. Opening events included a picnic for veterans and families on June 20, 1902, and a statewide reunion Sep
Listen to the audio guide for Black plaque № 24066 Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off