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The Moore Park sign with a beautiful mature Pecan tree to its right. Photo by Jim Bagley. -
Some of the trees that are part of the historic Moore Park Grove on September 28, 2023. Photo by Jim Bagley. -
The trees near the basketball court at Moore Park on September 28, 2023. Photo by Jim Bagley. -
Some of the trees near the baseball field at Moore Park have been present since before the park opened in the 1930s. Photo by Jim Bagley. -
Part of the Moore Park Grove on September 28, 2023. Photo by Jim Bagley. -
A full brass band plays in the shade of an enormous Pecan tree during a 1940s baseball game. Photo complements of Dallas City Hall archives. -
Pictured above is a 1940s Negro League Baseball game being played in Moore Park. In December 2020, Major League Baseball announced Negro League Baseball played between 1920 and 1948 would from there forward be considered Major League. Photo complements of Dallas City Hall archives.
On April 6, 2023, the Texas Historic Tree Coalition Board of Trustees approved the historic tree nomination of the Grove at Moore Park in Dallas. Located on the south side of Cedar Creek, just west of the Trinity River, the Park was one of the largest designated to serve the Black communities.
Established in 1938, the Grove contains majestic Pecan, Bur Oak, and Bois d’arc trees, many of which were already mature at the time. The local community has gathered at Moore Park for decades to listen to concerts played under the Grove’s canopy, watch organized baseball leagues while sitting in the shade, and celebrate holidays, as well as special occasions.
The trees within Moore Park Grove are living witnesses to the history of this park and the communities and athletes it has served and continues to serve to this day.
See more on YouTube and join us in Moore Park on Texas Arbor Day, Friday, November 3, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. for the recognition ceremony of these stately trees.