Lonnie C. Miller Sr. Park
by grifray
a while ago
Description:
The Jacksonville Ash site includes three separate locations of former waste processing and/or disposal facilities operated or used by the City of Jacksonville. EPA grouped the three locations under one site designation because they have common sources and types of waste and to ensure consistency in the approach to site investigation and cleanup. Included are two former city incinerators at Forest Street and at 5th and Cleveland Streets and a former dump site that is now occupied by Lonnie C. Miller, Sr. Park. All three locations are in the northwest portion of Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida.
Lonnie C. Miller, Sr. Park is located northeast of the intersection of Moncrief Road and Soutel Drive, approximately five miles northwest of downtown Jacksonville. From the 1940s to the 1960s, the owners operated a dump on a portion of the land, which was formerly used for agricultural purposes.
The City of Jacksonville disposed of incinerator ash waste, and other parties reportedly disposed of septic sludge and other wastes at the dump site. St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church was constructed in 1964 at the northeast corner of Moncrief and Soutel, next to the present park entrance. In the late 1980s, the City of Jacksonville purchased a large portion of the privately owned land to develop a regional park. Opened in 1995, the park includes a picnic shelter, playground, and walking areas. The Ribault River borders the east side of the park, flowing northeast to the Trout River
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