Historical MarkerVirginia Field Park
Calvert · Robertson County · Dedicated 1968 · THC Atlas #5395010954
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Marker Inscription
Land given to Calvert 1868 for use as a park by the Houston & Texas Central Railroad. Co. C, 4th Texas Inf. Regt., Hood's Texas Brigade, under Major Wm. Townsend, mustered nearby, 1865. Was site during Reconstruction, 1868-1873, of "Sky Parlor" (room built on pole, as a tree house) to serve as prison for Southern sympathizers. In 1895 and 1912, Hood's Texas Brigade Association entertained here. The Victorian pavilion and two gazebos were built 1895 for concerts, gatherings, and dancing. The park was named in 1937 for landscaper, Mrs. Virginia Field.
About this site
Virginia Field Park is a historical marker in Calvert, Robertson County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 63 historical markers documented in Robertson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 103 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.9846, -96.6693 near Calvert. The nearest cataloged historic site is Barton Home (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Stricker-Sneed House, Parish Carriage House, and Howard, S.M..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5395010954. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
