Trees of Faith - Lee Park - Cordell, OK
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N 35° 17.645 W 098° 59.191
14S E 501225 N 3905656
This is a memorial to the children lost during the Murrah building bombing.
Waymark Code: WM11EYF
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 10/10/2019
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Lee Park is an active city park, constructed by the WPA in 1940. It is full of beautiful rock structures typical of that era.
Along one of the walkways in Lee Park, there is a planting of 19 trees. A granite slab on the ground shows the dedication. It reads:
Trees of Faith
The nineteen redbud trees circling
this path is symbolic of the beauty and
innocence of the nineteen children
that perished in the Oklahoma
City bomb blast of April 19, 1995
at 9:02 a.m.
Disaster Date: 04/19/1995
Memorial Sponsors: Unknown
Disaster Type: Sociological
Relevant Website: [Web Link]
Date of dedication: Not listed
Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
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