▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 <0x0A> </s> ▁B ic ent enn ial ▁Green b elt ▁Park ▁is ▁a ▁public ▁park ▁located ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Mary ville , ▁Tennessee . ▁ ▁History ▁B ic ent enn ial ▁Park ▁was ▁an ▁urban ▁renew al ▁project ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Mary ville ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁B ic ent enn ial ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁intent ▁was ▁to ▁re develop ▁an ▁area ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁home ▁to ▁light ▁industrial ▁activity ▁and ▁heavy ▁poll ution ▁into ▁a ▁green ▁space ▁with ▁walk ways , ▁pic nic ▁tables ▁and ▁an ▁exercise ▁course . ▁ ▁The ▁heavily ▁poll uted ▁P istol ▁Creek ▁was ▁a ▁key ▁factor ▁in ▁the ▁determ ination ▁by ▁the ▁City ▁to ▁re develop ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁B ic ent enn ial ▁Park ▁was ▁built ▁util izing ▁local ▁funds ▁and ▁Federal ▁Community ▁Development ▁Block ▁Grant ▁funds . ▁▁ ▁B ic ent enn ial ▁Park ▁was ▁dedicated ▁on ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁development ▁of ▁B ic ent enn ial ▁Park ▁changed ▁the ▁complex ion ▁and ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁initial ▁walk ways ▁became ▁the ▁ne x us ▁of ▁the ▁Mary ville ▁Al co a ▁Green way ▁and ▁the ▁park ▁itself ▁became ▁known ▁locally ▁as ▁the ▁Green b elt . ▁▁▁ ▁Between ▁the ▁period ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁area ▁surrounding ▁B ic ent enn ial