Pioneer Soldiers Veterans Memorial - Tucson, AZ
N 32° 15.655 W 110° 52.489
12S E 511790 N 3569363
This veterans memorial resides within Fort Lowell Park.
Waymark Code: WMPM7F
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 09/18/2015
Views: 5
Located at the west end of Fort Lowell Park and Historical Museum is an obelisk-shaped monument made of rock that contains a metal plaque facing N Craycroft Rd and reads:
LEST WE FORGET THOSE RUGGED PIONEER
SOLDIERS WHO TAMED THE WEST,
THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED
TP PERPETUALLY REMIND US OF THEIR SERVICE.
ERECTED THIS 30TH DAY OF MAY, 1965
BY
MORGAN McDERMOTT POST No. 7
THE AMERICAN LEGION
DEPARTMENT OF ARIZONA |
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: To perpetually remind us of the pioneer soldiers' service in taming the west.
Marker Text:
Please read above.
Date of dedication: May 30, 1965
Who Put it Here?: American Legion Morgan McDermott Post No. 7
Description of Memorial:
This veterans memorial is made up of an obelisk-shaped monument made of rock. There looks to have been possibly a light or flagpole post on top of the monument but only a metal piece remains. This park was once Fort Lowell in the late 1800s and was erected by the U.S. Army to help protect settlers and pioneers from Indian raids and attacks as the country was being settled. The fort was abandoned in the early 1900s and became a park in the 1920s. There are still remnants of the former adobe buildings that once housed military personnel and one of the officer quarters was rehabilitated and made into the Fort Lowell Historical Museum nearby this memorial.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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