Ben Chrismon (1877-1963), a shoe cobbler, and his wife, Mary Polk Chrismon, founded Sunset Park between 1909-1929. Before integration, the 11-acre park was a popular recreation center for the African American community throughout Middle Tennessee and served many generations from the horse and wagon era to chartered buses. Recreation included a 3-hole golf course, ballgames, picnics, and family reunions, and concessions offered fried fish and homemade ice cream. In September 1929, the park hosted the Williamson County Colored Agricultural Exhibition, where admission was 15 and 25 cents and farmers' produce, handicrafts, progress, and achievements were exhibited. Purchased in 1965 by Thomas A Brown, Sr. and his wife, Jessie Boyd Brown, the park remained in operation another ten years, and the Browns raised their family in a home adjacent to the park. Sunset Park was flanked by an historic stone fence and dotted by neatly whitewashed trees. Among the many baseball players there was Woodrow Williams (1917-1990), a native of Nolensville, who began his career with the Nashville Stars Southern Association and later played with the Baltimore Elite Giants, a Negro National Triple League.