"Sovereign Wings" Clay County Veterans Memorial
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wardnkathy
N 39° 10.838 W 094° 34.419
15S E 364078 N 4338001
Multi-War Veterans Memorial located in the Anita B. Gorman Park.
Waymark Code: WM3NVJ
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/26/2008
Views: 33
This beautiful multi-war Veterans Memorial is located at North Oak Trafficway and Vivion Road, in the Anita B. Gorman Park, in Kansas Cities Northland area. Sovereign Wings, the bronze eagle statue, was located on the Clay County Courthouse steps in Liberty, MO before it was moved to it's new home at the Anita B. Gorman Park, as part of the Veterans Memorial, in 2003. The memorial honors Clay County veterans that served in the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War and the Iraq War.
While in the park be sure to take the short walk, on the paved sidewalk, to the Northland Fountain. It is 80 feet in diameter and has multiple jets that shoots water up to 35 feet in the air.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
Civil War
WWI
WWII
Korean War
Vietnam War
Gulf War
Iraq War
In Honor Of: Clay County veterans
Date of dedication: 2003
Who Put it Here?: Clay County Veterans Memorial Committee
Description of Memorial:
We found this memorial while geocaching in the park where it is located. It was just too pretty to not make into a waymark.
Marker Text: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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