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Shelby Park

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Shelby Park is a large urban park located approximately three miles (five km) east of downtown Nashville, Tennessee in East Nashville, along the Cumberland River. The park includes playgrounds, a dog park, baseball fields, two golf courses, and a community center. The park is located between the Lockeland Springs, Shelby Hills, and Rolling Acres neighborhoods. Until the 2011 opening of E. S. Rose Park, the Belmont Bruins baseball team played a portion of its home games at the park. The Nashville Park Commission acquired the initial land for the park in 1909, purchasing 151 acres (0.61 km2) that had been previously used for an amusement park. Shelby Park officially opened on July 4, 1912. Today the park includes over 361 acres (1.46 km2) of land. In 2011 Nashville purchased the adjoining…

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