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==Parks and recreation== [[File:Tuscaloosa, Alabama River District.jpg|thumb|right|Entering the River District in downtown]] Tuscaloosa County Parks and Recreation Authority, known by the acronym PARA, is a county agency that receives a large amount of its funding from the city, and operates several parks and activity centers within the city. PARA is known for its participation in work therapy programs with the local United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Additional public recreational sites are owned and maintained by the University of Alabama and federal agencies such as Corps of Engineers. The [[University of Alabama Arboretum]] is located on {{convert|60|acre|m2|sigfig=3}} of land at the intersection of Veterans Memorial Parkway and Pelham Loop Road, adjacent to the VA Hospital. The arboretum's primary emphasis is on Alabama's native flora and fauna. It includes {{convert|2.5|mi|km}} of walking trails through native [[Piney Woods|piney woods]] and oak-hickory climax forest, a wildflower garden containing more than 250 species, ornamental plants, an experimental garden, a [[bog]] garden, an open-air pavilion, and a children's garden. Two greenhouses contain collections of orchids, cacti, and tropical plants. Capitol Park, Tuscaloosa at 6th Street and 28th Avenue is home to the ruins of the former state capitol building or [[Alabama State House|State House]] from 1826 to 1845.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archives.state.al.us/capital/capitals.html |title=Alabama Capitals, Alabama Department of Archives and History |access-date=May 16, 2019 |archive-date=April 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416090345/http://www.archives.state.al.us/capital/capitals.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was later used by the Alabama Central Female College and burned down in 1923. Other parks in Tuscaloosa include the Randall Family Park and Trailhead, Parker-Haun Park, the Western Riverwalk, Veterans Memorial Park, Tuscaloosa River Walk, the Park at Manderson Landing, J. Oviatt Bowers Park, Snow Hinton Park, Monnish Park, Annette N. Shelby Park, Kaulton Park, Palmore Park, and many others.
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