Memorial Park is a 72-acre park located in Athens, Georgia. The park is home to the Bear Hollow Zoo and the Birchmore Trail. The park also features the Athens Creative Theater, a playground, dog park, outdoor basketball courts, swimming pool, picnic areas, and a fishing pond.[1]
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Bear Hollow Zoo
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The Bear Hollow Zoo located in Memorial Park is a zoo with animals that are non-releasable to the wild. The zoo's most famous residents are the American black bears DJ, Athena, and Yonah. Bear Hollow also includes white-tailed deer, an American alligator, North American river otters, great horned owls, and a reptile house.[2]
Birchmore Trail
editThe Birchmore Trail is a 1.25 mile trail named for Fred Birchmore because of the 18 foot tall wall Fred built whilst he was in his 70's.[3] The wall is dubbed "The Great Wall of Happy Hollow".
Athens Creative Theater
editThe Athens Creative Theater is a performing arts center that opened in 1966. It is non-profit and a division of the Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services.[4]
Other features
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The park also includes a fishing pond, playground, dog park, and more. The pond also includes ducks, geese, and many different types of turtles.
References
edit- ^ "Memorial Park | Athens-Clarke County, GA - Official Website". www.accgov.com. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ Milliken, Paul (2021-05-12). "Visiting the animals at Georgia's free zoo". FOX 5 Atlanta. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ "Birchmore Trail at Memorial Park | Athens-Clarke County, GA - Official Website". www.accgov.com. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ "Athens Creative Theatre". www.visitathensga.com. Retrieved 2021-11-22.