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Topic: Quebedeaux Park renovation into Remembrance ParkLocation: Downtown HoustonPark Hours: 6:00am to 7:00pmHistory: Honors 4 people lynched in Harris County from 1890–1928Named After: Dr. Walter A. Quebedeaux, environmental pioneer (1915–1976)
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Good first step: Act Visit Quebedeaux Park in Downtown Houston
Take a trip to the park and read the markers. Talk with your family about what happened there and why remembering this history matters for our community.
Quebedeaux Park sits in Downtown Houston and is on its way to becoming Remembrance Park — a free, public space honoring the fight for civil rights and social justice right here in Harris County. The park already carries a meaningful legacy through its namesake, environmental pioneer Dr. Walter A. Quebedeaux. Soon it will also include four markers recognizing individuals who were lynched in Harris County between 1890 and 1928, along with art, a water feature, and displays on local history.
The park honors Dr. Walter A. Quebedeaux (1915–1976), who spent 22 years as Harris County's Director of Air and Water Pollution Control and worked tirelessly to protect Houston's natural resources. The redesign will add four historical markers for victims of racial terror lynchings in Harris County, public art installations, a water feature, and permanent educational displays about local racial and social inequality. Admission is always free.
Visit the park during open hours to see its current state and watch the transformation unfold. Use your visit as a starting point — look up the EJI's 'Lynching in America' report to learn more about the history behind the new markers. Share what you discover with neighbors, family, or students. When the Remembrance Park redesign is complete, return to experience the full space and its educational displays.
Open daily, 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The transformation into Remembrance Park is planned for the coming year.
Quebedeaux Park, Downtown Houston
This park connects to broader community conversations about racial justice, public history, and how Houston honors — and honestly examines — its past. It complements other local civil rights landmarks and educational efforts across Harris County.
This park gives Houstonians a place to pause, learn, and reflect. The Remembrance Park redesign — led by the Office of Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis — centers on honesty about our county's history. The four lynching markers draw from the Equal Justice Initiative's (EJI) landmark report, 'Lynching in America: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror.' Facing hard history together is how a community grows.
