Jacksonville Veterans Park - Jacksonville, OR
N 42° 18.880 W 122° 58.175
10T E 502506 N 4684714
This Blue Star memorial marker is located in Jacksonville's Veterans Park,a small, triangle-shaped, shaded hillside between West California and West Main streets, just south of the Britt Gardens and the Jacksonville Library.
Waymark Code: WMGK8K
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 03/15/2013
Views: 4
Visitors passing through historic downtown Jacksonville might come across this Blue Star memorial marker that lies near the base of a large conifer tree that makes up part of Veteran's Park and reads:
BLUE STAR
MEMORIAL BY-WAY
A tribute to the
Armed Forces of America
Jacksonville
Garden Club
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE GARDEN CLUBS, INC. |
This very small triangular park contains the Universal Infantryman statue/fountain sculpted by artist Alik Iskenderov, a former citizen of the old Soviet Union. This veterans park is small but leaves an impression on any visitor passing through here.
Complete list of Garden Clubs and Organizations that placed this marker:
Jacksonville Garden Club
National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc.
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