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Parks &
Picnic Areas - Deibert Park
The City of Florence has some of the most beautiful parks in the nation! City
many times our size don't have near the amount of green
space as the City of Florence.
Please take a moment to
take a virtual tour of some of our parks. Afterwards, take
your family out for a stroll and see for yourself what
you've been missing!
Almost all of our parks can
be used for special events such as birthday parties and
other functions. Reservations of shelters can be made.
Deibert
Park
This park was
donated to the people of Florence by Dr. Kirk R. and Lillian
Cook-Diebert who initially acquired this property in 1952. It
was officially dedicated on May 25th, 2000.
This acreage was once a part
of a large antebellum plantation owned by Judge Sidney Cherry
Posey. In 1875 his heirs sold his farm to Charles Posey who
had worked these same fields as a slave. Later, Charles and
his wife, Amcy, began dividing the land among their heirs and
this settlement became known as Posey. According to tradition,
Charles Posey built a schoolhouse here for his children and
other in the neighborhood.
The
Children's Museum of the Shoals
is located at the entrance of the park.
Park Features:
-
Interpretive Trails
- Restrooms
- Ponds
- A
Wisconsin-style barn that will eventually become and
educational facility
- Location
of
The Children's Museum
of the Shoals
and a
playground.
- Pets are
allowed on a leash only.
- Deibert
Park is a passive park, and is not used for special events
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