Shoup Park; a park dedicated to Francis A. Shoup
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Memorial Place
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Shoup Park; a park dedicated to Francis A. Shoup
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The establishment and dedication of Shoup Park, honoring the Confederate Brigadier General and Sewanee faculty member and chaplain Francis A. Shoup, are unknown. The earliest reference in published sources appears in 1953. It is located across the street from Shoup's residence on Tennessee Avenue.
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A small park in the triangle created by the intersection of University Avenue and Tennessee Avenue, and bounded on the south by Sada Elliott Place. It contains a United Daughters of the Confederacy memorial marker to Francis Asbury Shoup.
Position: 2310 (35 views)
