Ben Hill Park is a community park in the
Ben Hill Benjamin, Ben or Benny Hill may refer to:
People
* Benjamin Harvey Hill (1823–1882), U.S. politician for the state of Georgia
* Benjamin J. Hill (1825–1880), Confederate States Army brigadier general during the American Civil War, merchant a ...
neighborhood of southwest
Atlanta, Georgia
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.
It includes one
recreation center
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, one covered
basketball court
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, two
tennis courts
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, and one multipurpose
baseball
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/
football
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field. The recreation center was later renamed to William Walker Recreation Center, in honor of the longtime director, William Walker.
References
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Parks in Atlanta