Centennial Park
From the guide
Frank Padget Memorial, Centennial Park, Glasgow (cnr Blue Ridge Rd and McCullough St) A granite obelisk and a roadside marker at Centennial Park commemorate Frank Padget, a skilled, enslaved boatman. A bird’s-eye view of the falls is a five-minute drive from Centennial Park.
- Where
- 1100 Blue Ridge Rd, Glasgow, VA 24555
- Phone
- +1 540-258-2246
About
A granite obelisk honoring Frank Padget anchors this garden and park beside the Glasgow Town Hall. A historic marker beside the park describes the bravery of Padget, a slave and skilled boatman who drowned while leading a rescue attempt at Balcony Falls during heavy flooding on the James River in 1754.