Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial - Florence, KY
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Simple marker memorializing those killed in the Oklahoma City bombing affixed to a boulder in the I71/75 Southbound rest area in Florence.
Waymark Code: WMXP9N
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 02/07/2018
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A boulder with a bronze marker affixed to it memorializing those lost in the Oklahoma City bombing, especially the children.
The marker contains a quote from Elizabeth Barrett Browning's " The Cry of The Children":
"But the child's sob in the silence curses deeper
than the strong man in his wrath"
Dedicated to the victims of the
April 19th, 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
Kentucky Crushed Stone Association
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Federal Highway Administration
Memorial Day, 1995
The marker is located at the southern end of the grassy area in front of the Visitor Center.
Disaster Date: 04/19/1995
Date of dedication: 05/29/1995
Memorial Sponsors: Kentucky Crushed Stone Association, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Disaster Type: Sociological
Relevant Website: [Web Link]
Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
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