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Rodney_Cook_Sr._Park Latitude and Longitude:

33°45′44″N 84°24′28″W / 33.76222°N 84.40778°W / 33.76222; -84.40778
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Rodney Cook Sr. Park
Nearest city Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Area16-acre (6.5 ha)

Rodney Cook Sr. Park, is a 16-acre (6.5 ha) park [1] in the Vine City neighborhood of Atlanta, adjacent to the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. It is named after the politician Rodney Mims Cook Sr. [2] [3] [4] The park officially opened on 29 June 2021. [5]

The park's construction was completed by a partnership among The Trust for Public Land, the City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation, the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management, the National Monuments Foundation, and the local community. [6]

References

  1. ^ "Cook Park Project". Cooks Park. Archived from the original on December 12, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "rodneycooksrpark". rodneycooksrpark.org. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Rodney Cook Sr. Park - City of Atlanta, Watershed Management". atlantawatershed.org. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "Construction to start on Rodney Cook Sr. Park in Vine City". myajc.com. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  5. ^ Parks, Atlanta Area. "Rodney Cook Sr. Park, Fulton". Atlanta Area Parks. Archived from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "Rodney Cook Sr. Park in Historic Vine City | HDR". www.hdrinc.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2022.

33°45′44″N 84°24′28″W / 33.76222°N 84.40778°W / 33.76222; -84.40778