File:Douglass and McGar Parks TxHM (35974837463).jpg
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From the late 1800's, through the 1920's, during a time of Jim Crow segregation, Douglass and McGar parks served as recreational grounds for African Americans in Fort Worth. In 1895 Thomas Mason, an African-American entrepreneur, with J.D. Johnson and A. Sumlin, purchased land in the Trinity River Bottoms. The property soon became known as Douglass Park (about 300 yards south), named for abolitionist Frederick Douglass. That same year, the Park hosted a Juneteenth Celebration; this became an annual event that thousands attended. The city commissioned a special officer to patrol Douglass Park. Many noted black churches used the property, as did the Prince Hall Masons, who built a lodge on it. In 1918, Fort Worth's Park Board purchased Douglass park; despite an attempt to revitalize the park, it fell into disrepair and in 1925, the Texas Electric Service Company purchased the property and oficially closed it. Douglass Park led directly to the creation of another African-American Park. Crowds who gathered at Douglass Park to watch Negro baseball teams play became so large that the games moved to the Texas & Pacific Ballpark, which sat on a railroad right of way across) North Main Street. The ballpark was upgraded between 1907 and 1909 and changed names to McGar Park (McGar's Field), after businessman Hiram McGar. Both black and white fans came to watch McGar's Wonders (later the Black Panthers) play. Industrial development, the 1922 flood and other factors led up to the demise of the Park during the 1920's. Today, no remnant remains of the Parks, though they continue to be remembered as vital community institutions for Fort Worth African American Americans in the early 20th Century.(2009) Marker is Property of the State of Texas (This image represents an Open Plaques entry) |
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Source | Douglass and McGar Parks TxHM |
Author | QuesterMark from Where the West Begins, United States |
Camera location | 32° 46′ 09.35″ N, 97° 20′ 17.48″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 32.769263; -97.338189 |
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Camera manufacturer | NIKON |
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Camera model | COOLPIX P900 |
Exposure time | 1/250 sec (0.004) |
F-number | f/5 |
ISO speed rating | 250 |
Date and time of data generation | 11:18, 22 July 2017 |
Lens focal length | 80.3 mm |
Latitude | 32° 46′ 9.35″ N |
Longitude | 97° 20′ 17.48″ W |
Altitude | 162.6 meters above sea level |
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Credit/Provider | questermark |
City shown | Fort Worth |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Software used | paint.net 4.0.16 |
File change date and time | 11:18, 22 July 2017 |
Y and C positioning | Centered |
Exposure Program | Normal program |
Exif version | 2.3 |
Date and time of digitizing | 11:18, 22 July 2017 |
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Image compression mode | 4 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 2.9 APEX (f/2.73) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Light source | Unknown |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
File source | Digital still camera |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 0 |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 450 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Scene control | None |
Contrast | Normal |
Saturation | Normal |
Sharpness | Normal |
Subject distance range | Unknown |
GPS time (atomic clock) | 16:18 |
Reference for direction of image | True direction |
Direction of image | 50.74 |
Geodetic survey data used | WGS-84 |
GPS date | 22 July 2017 |
GPS tag version | 2.2.0.0 |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Image width | 4,608 px |
Image height | 3,456 px |
Contact information | questermark@yahoo.com
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Category | Texas Historical Markers |
Code for country shown | USA |
Sublocation of city shown | Fort Worth |
Country shown | United States |
Province or state shown | Texas |
IIM version | 4 |