Klamath Falls Veterans Memorial Park

Klamath Falls Veterans Memorial Park
The Veterans Memorial Park in downtown Klamath Falls on the shore of Lake Ewauna.
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LocationKlamath Falls, Oregon
Coordinates42°13′13″N 121°47′12″W / 42.2201448°N 121.7866704°W / 42.2201448; -121.7866704[1]
Created2007
Operated byCity of Klamath Falls
OpenDawn to dusk, daily, year round

The Klamath Falls Veterans Memorial Park is a recreational park located on Lake Ewauna in downtown Klamath Falls, Oregon, US. It was established in 2007 as a memorial honoring those who have served and/or are serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, Coast Guard and Wartime Merchant Marine. Construction of the 3.30-acre (0 km2) park was overseen by the 173d Fighter wing, Oregon Air National Guard located at Kingsley Field. The City of Klamath Falls oversees the maintenance of the Memorial.[2] The park features memorial bricks for past and present military personnel, an informational kiosk, a covered pavilion and a display of Locomotive#2579 used by the Southern Pacific Railroad.[3]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Veterans Memorial Park
  2. ^ "Parks in Klamath Falls". City of Klamath Falls. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  3. ^ Hans Hoefer, Hans; Janie Freeburg; Diana Ackland; Helen Abbott; Ed Cooper (1993). Pacific Northwest (3rd ed.). APA Publications. p. 230. ISBN 0395661870.