Lane Park

In 1822 William Pullen, a Revolutionary War veteran, acquired this land from the Federal Government for farming. In 1889 his heirs sold it to the City of Birmingham for the New Southside Cemetery, which operated from 1889 to 1909 and saw 4,767 burials. Its name later changed to Red Mountain Cemetery, then to Red Mountain Park, and finally to Lane Park in honor of Birmingham Mayor A.O. Lane. The land was also used for the Allen Gray Fish Hatchery, fed by Pullen Springs, as well as a stone quarry, a complete baseball diamond, and a golf driving range. Several stone structures were erected by the WPA. Two hundred acres are now home to the Birmingham Zoo, established in 1954, and the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, established in 1962.

Birmingham, Alabama · United States