Proposal brings ‘Brown Bombers’ back to Jimmy Davis Park

  • Jimmy Davis Park Partnership Advisory Council Chair Janie Reid provided a rendering of a proposed sign to recognize the former Brown Bombers baseball field that now makes up a large portion of the park near downtown Eatonton. CONTRIBUTED
    Jimmy Davis Park Partnership Advisory Council Chair Janie Reid provided a rendering of a proposed sign to recognize the former Brown Bombers baseball field that now makes up a large portion of the park near downtown Eatonton. CONTRIBUTED

    The Jimmy Davis Park Partnership Advisory Council (PAC) met last Tuesday evening to discuss a proposal by PAC Chair Janie Reid to build and dedicate a new sign at the park less than a mile south of downtown Eatonton. 

    Reid envisions honoring the historical contributions of Black soldiers who returned to Eatonton and Putnam County after service in World War II to initiate a local baseball progr…