• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

SC Picture Project

The purpose of the South Carolina Picture Project is to celebrate the beauty of the Palmetto State while preserving some of its vanishing landscapes.

  • FIND A LANDMARK
    • BY CITY
    • BY COUNTY
    • BY CATEGORY
    • BYGONE LANDMARKS
  • ADD IMAGES
  • VOLUNTEERS
  • SPONSORS
  • DONATE
  • Subscribe!

Dizzy Gillespie Home Site Park

SC PICTURE PROJECT 1 Comment

SC Picture Project / Chesterfield County / Dizzy Gillespie Home Site Park

The Dizzy Gillespie Home Site Park in Cheraw was dedicated to the “King of Jazz” and Cheraw native in 2002. John Birks Gillespie, born near this park in 1917, was known for introducing himself in shows as “Dizzy Gillespie from Cheraw, South Carolina.” The town, being as proud of him as he was of it, contracted South Carolina metal artist Bob Doster to create the art within and surrounding the park in his honor. The notes in the park’s fence are those to Salt Peanuts, one of Gillespie’s famous songs.

dizzy-gillespie-park

David Sides of Cheraw, 2013 © Do Not Use Without Written Consent

The park was established near the sites that were significant in shaping the trumpeter’s life, including Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church and the Robert Smalls School. The town also erected a statue of Gillespie on its Town Green and holds a jazz festival each year during the third weekend of October, near the time of Gillespie’s birthday, October 21st.

SCIWAY thanks David Sides, Cheraw Director of Tourism and Community Development, for sharing the above photo and much of the information.

Plan Your Trip: Dizzy Gillespie Home Site Park

Where is Dizzy Gillespie Home Site Park located?
Address: 300 block of West Huger Street, Cheraw, SC 29520
GPS Coordinates: 34.698965,-79.892901
What else should I see?
Barfield House 0.2 mile
Brown House 0.2 mile
Wesley United Methodist Church 0.3 mile
John Campbell House 0.3 mile
Show me more like this!
  • Cheraw Historic Sites
  • See other South Carolina Parks
  • See other South Carolina SC Artists
    Dizzy Gillespie Home Site Park Map

    Please Donate

    We’d like thank everyone who generously supports the South Carolina Picture Project. You provide us with the inspiration and financial support we need to keep doing what we do. Every reader contribution, big or small, is so valuable. If you have enjoyed this page or found it helpful, please pitch in. Even donation helps – and it only takes a minute. Thank you!

    Support the SC Picture Project!

    $ 15.00
    Select Payment Method
    Personal Info

    Donation Total: $15.00

    Related posts:

    Cheraw State Park BoardwalkCheraw State Park Dizzy StatueCheraw Town Green Rivers ParkRivers Park Cheraw Town HallCheraw Town Hall Hartzell House CherawHartzell House

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Cherry Doster says

      December 16, 2014 at 11:39 AM

      Love what the students did here!

      Reply

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Primary Sidebar

    FIND A LANDMARK

    Your Email Here

    Help Keep This Site Online

    We depend on the support of today’s readers to document South Carolina’s historic landmarks for future generations. Please help us continue this important work by making a donation below.

    $ 15.00
    Select Payment Method
    Personal Info

    Donation Total: $15.00

    Recent Posts

    • Strand Theater
    • Camden Depot
    • Charleston City Marina
    • Secession Hill
    • Faris Store

    Our Sponsor

    Footer

    ABOUT US

    We are a federally-recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit that works to preserve the history of South Carolina’s historic, natural, and cultural landmarks before they are lost to time. This website serves as a permanent digital archive of over 2,300 South Carolina landmarks – and counting. Learn more about our work.

    CONTACT US

    We’d love to hear from you! Send us a quick email at share@scpictureproject.org.

    If you are looking for permission to use a photo, please reach out directly to the photographer listed in the image’s credit. If there is no link, contact us and we will do our best to help.

    SIGN UP

    Subscribe here to receive the “SC Photo of the Week” in your inbox! Each Tuesday, we highlight a different South Carolina landmark. Emails include the landmark’s history, its location and a map, and of course, incredible photos!

    South Carolina Picture Project © 2021 · All Rights Reserved