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Byrd Park is a public park located in Richmond, Virginia, USA north of the James River and adjacent to Maymont. The 200-acre (0.81 km2) park includes a mile-long trail with exercise stops, monuments, an amphitheatre, and three small lakes: Shields (sometimes spelled Sheilds), Swan, and Boat Lake. Boat Lake (also called Fountain Lake) has a lighted fountain at its center. Visitors can rent pedal boats there in season. The park includes tennis courts, Little League baseball fields, and a children's playground. The historic roundhouse and Poplar Vale Cemetery are also located in the park.
The park's Christopher Columbus Monument was controversial at the time of its construction because it honored Italian-Americans.
The World War I Memorial Carillon, built in 1926, is a memorial to those who died in that war; it contains 56 bells.
Dogwood Dell Amphitheatre has annual summer concert and theatrical events, including a fireworks display on the 4th of July. Events and shows for children are frequently scheduled at the Ha'Penny Stage just beside the Carillon.
Each May, the park hosts a yearly "Arts in the Park" festival, a two day event in which over 400 artists and artisans sell their work. June through August, the park holds its annual Summer Festival of Arts which host plays, concerts, children events, and other family activities. The second Saturday in June brings out the City's "It Starts in Park Festival" which is designed to encourage healthly living and family fun for the summer months just as the school children are getting close to their summer vacations. The Summer Festival of the Arts celebrated its fiftieth season in 2006. The Carillon is also home to the City's live Christmas Nativity pageant now held (weather permitting) on December 23, after over 60 years of holding it on Christmas Eve.
The park was nominated in 2006 to the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register.
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Coordinates: 37°32′24″N 77°29′00″W / 37.54005°N 77.48331°W
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