Bicentennial Memorial Park Eternal Flames - Ashford, AL
N 31° 10.980 W 085° 14.171
16R E 668074 N 3451222
Bicentennial Memorial Park in downtown Ashford, Alabama, is a small park that commemorates the U.S. bicentennial, as well as honors fallen members of the U.S. Armed Services. Two eternal flames are located on either side of the entrance to the park.
Waymark Code: WMG34A
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 01/06/2013
Views: 5
The bicentennial memorial in the center of the small park is a granite memorial located in a raised bed filled with white gravel. There are two eternal flames, one on each side of the entrance to the park. A flagpole bearing the U.S. flag is located directly behind the memorial. A time capsule is located beneath the memorial. The memorial text reads:
Front:
Freedom USA
1776 1976
Bicentennial
Right Side:
In Memory of Men and Women Who by Their Unselfish Patriotism Have Advanced the American Ideals of Liberty and the Universal Brotherhood of Man.
God Bless America
Left Side:
Yesterday is Past. Let Us Serve Well Today So That the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave Will Live Forever.
God Bless America
Back:
Freedom 1976 Until
Dedicated to You, the Men and Women of Tomorrow.
May Liberty Be Proclaimed Throughout All the Land and Unto All The People. Let Justice Flow Like Water and Integrity Like an Unfailing Stream.
A plaque at the base of the memorial reads:
Officials of Town of Ashford
Bicentennial Year
July 4, 1976
Mayor W.U. Wells
Councilmen: Bill Hilyer
Oakley Shiver Bill McCorkle
R.L. Buntin Nunnelly Wright
A plaque on a post behind the memorial reads:
Ashford was incorporated on June 22, 1891. Citizens, friends, and families of Ashford gathered here on June 22, 1991, to remember Ashford's durable and progressive history. This commemoration also affirmed their faith in Ashford's future by placing in this park a time capsule which is to be opened June 22, 2091. In memory of those who have brought Ashford to this point and with hope for those who will, in the present and future contribute to Ashford, the Centennial Committee dedicates this marker.
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