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The park contains several historic structures, including a Victorian-era gazebo near the corner of Walnut Avenue and Washington Street, the Demopolis City Hall, built in 1869–70 as a courthouse annex, and the old
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Church, built in 1843 and now known as Rooster Hall. The former church served as the Marengo County Courthouse from 1868 until 1871, when the county seat was temporarily moved from
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Marengo County, Alabama
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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property in Alabama on the National Register of Historic Places
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The park was renamed "Confederate Park" in 1923, at request of
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Lecta G. Braswell and W. Warner Floyd (July 24, 1975).
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Demopolis Town Square is located in Alabama
Demopolis Town Square is located in the United States
Demopolis
Alabama
32°31′4.32″N 87°50′17.49″W / 32.5178667°N 87.8381917°W / 32.5178667; -87.8381917
Greek Revival
Victorian
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Demopolis
Alabama
United States
Vine and Olive Colony
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Presbyterian
Linden
Christmas on the River
National Register of Historic Places


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
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