Garden of Honor - Van Buren Township, Michigan
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member GT.US
N 42° 12.930 W 083° 32.242
17T E 290565 N 4676820
This memorial is located inside the Van Buren City Park.
Waymark Code: WM78T5
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 09/20/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
Views: 5

An entry fee is required to get here most times. If you come by when nobody is working there is no fee.

Van Buren Park is located on the South S. I-94 Service Dr. east of Rawsonville Rd.
It is Open all year, 7 days a week, 8:00 am till dusk

2009 Van Buren Parks Fee Schedule
Daily Vehicle Park Entry Pass $3.00
Annual Resident Vehicle Park Entry Pass $15.00
Annual Non-resident Vehicle Park Entry Pass $20.00
Annual Senior Vehicle Park Entry Pass $8.00

Please scroll down to the other boxes for additional information on the marker itself, and the area around it, and why I was there.

Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial

In Honor Of: The Men and Women of this area who served in the Armed Forces of the United States

Marker Text:
Garden of Honor In Tribute to The Men and Women of this area who served in the Armed Forces of the United States


Who Put it Here?: The residents of Van Buren Township

Description of Memorial:
This Black Marble memorial is located in the Van Buren Township park. It is surrounded by a garden. The stone is sinking in it's foundation, and the bottom is hard to read. The inscription faces the berm and is not readable from the road. I spotted it while hunting a geocache.


Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed

Date of dedication: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Visited Logs must contain, at least, a picture of the monument and your GPSr. Preferably YOU at the monument with your GPSr, but we understand that some people are camera-shy.
It is suggested you please include something about your visit here, as well.
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