The baseball museum under JP Small Park

The Jaxson shares a sneak peak at a new baseball museum at Jacksonville's James P. Small Memorial Park. A historic baseball stadium in the Durkee Gardens National Register Historic District, it played host to the city's earliest Florida Georgia football games, the Jacksonville Red Caps of the Negro American League and a young Hank Aaron before he became a Major League baseball star.

James P. Small Memorial Park Museum

James P. Small Memorial Park is located near the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and West 8th Street at 1701 North Myrtle Avenue in Durkeeville.

Article by Ennis Davis, AICP. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com