Klamath Falls Veterans Memorial Park

Klamath Falls Veterans Memorial Park

The Veterans Memorial Park in downtown Klamath Falls on the shore of Lake Ewauna.
Location Klamath Falls, Oregon
Coordinates 42°13′11″N 121°47′16″W / 42.21980°N 121.7878°W / 42.21980; -121.7878Coordinates: 42°13′11″N 121°47′16″W / 42.21980°N 121.7878°W / 42.21980; -121.7878
Open Dawn to dusk, daily, year round

The Klamath Falls Vererans Memorial Park is a recreational park located on Lake Ewauna in downtown Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA. 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.[1] 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.[2]

Location

Klamath Falls Veterans park is located where US Route 97 passes over the Link River, at the southern end of downtown Klamath Falls. Because of its location at the north end of the Klamath River, the park has boat access to Lake Ewauna.[3]

History

A volunteer committee was created to oversee the proposal, design and construction of a memorial park to honor veteran servicemen. The original project was designed to take place in multiple phases to include future expansion. With the assistance of the local military organizations and civilian clubs, the Oregon National Guard, the city and county of Klamath, as well as multiple donations of citizens, the first phase of Klamath Falls Veterans Park broke ground in August 2007 and was completed and dedicated three months later, on Veterans' Day, November 11, 2007. Phase 1 of construction included a covered pavilion and benches, flag poles, concrete walkways with red, white and blue fiber optic lights, bronze plaques representing the military branches, monuments depicting various wars, initial memorial brick pavers and landscaping.

A second phase dedicated on Memorial Day, 2008 included a Blue Star Memorial Highway marker, which pays tribute to all of the armed forces that have defended the United States. The second phase also included memorial brick pavers.

This is not accurate. The first phase was in the 1950s. I grandfather donated the equipment and guidance for excavating. I have the Herald and News Picture and a caption of Veterans Park before it the Locomotive showed up. It was in Sept sometime in the 50s

Geothermal system

Because the city of Klamath Falls is located in a Known Geothermal Resource Area, all sidewalks and the memorial brick bases in the Veterans Memorial Park contain piping for a geothermal heating system.[4] This natural heatsource allows the Memorial to provide direct geothermally heated snowmelt systems during the winter months.[4]

See also

References

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  1. ↑ "Parks in Klamath Falls". City of Klamath Falls. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  2. ↑ Hans Hoefer, Hans; Janie Freeburg; Diana Ackland; Helen Abbott; Ed Cooper (1993). Pacific Northwest (3rd ed.). APA Publications. p. 230. ISBN 0-395-66187-0.
  3. ↑ Rakestraw, John (2007). Birding Oregon: 44 Prime Birding Areas with More Than 200 Specific Sites. Globe Pequot. p. 115. ISBN 0-7627-3913-4.
  4. 1 2 "Geothermal in Oregon" (PDF). Geo-Heat Center, Oregon Institute of Technology. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

Susan Carter, 2015

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