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McGinnis Park

McGinnis Circle, Collierville, TN , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 35° 2' 10.88412", -89° 42' 11.665404"
  Tennessee TN State Historical Marker
Tennessee State
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Established 1998
McGinnis Park is dedicated to the memory of Wiley Washington McGinnis
(1875-1959), who first landscaped Collierville Square. The park and streets
of the 443-acre Schilling Farms development are named for individuals who
contributed to the rich heritage of Collierville: Hoyahka, the Indian who
received the land that is now Schilling Farms as part of the Chickasaw Land
Treaty: James Colbert, Chickasaw Indian chief: Josiah Deloach (1807-1880), a
major landholder: the Reverend William McFerrin (1809-1886), Methodist
minister; and Clarene Pinkston Russell, Collierville historian.

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
   
 
 
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