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 Veterans Park Memorial - Coeur d'Alene, ID Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 47° 40.328 W 116° 46.968
11T E 516304 N 5279883
The Hydroplane Racers Memorial honoring Warner F. Gardner is near the boat docks and boat launch ramp on South 3rd Street.
Waymark Code: WMXVBX
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 03/01/2018
Views: 1
The Hydroplane Racers Memorial honors Warner F. Gardner and Fellow Drivers who lost their lives in Hydroplane accidents. Warner Gardner was a veteran from WWII and served in the United States Air Force and retired as a Lt. Colonel.
" In 1963, Gardner saved the life of a fellow hydroplaner during the Diamond Cup races on Lake Coeur d'Alene. Gardner would later die in a hydroplane accident on the Detroit River in 1968." From Mark Hits The Road
"Description: Hydroplane pointed directly toward front is shooting out from wave which ripples behind. Jet plane is flying directly forward over rear of plane. Metal plaque on base has winged air force insignia above text." From The Smithsonian
From 1958 to 1968, hydroplane racing was an annual event in Coeur d'Alene, with over a 100,000 spectators attending the events, it was finally banned in 1967 with the final race in 1968.<
The memorial shows a stylized hydroplane swooping upwards from a military jet and is mounted on a natural stone base about 4 feet in height. There is a nice flower bed surrounding the memorial.
Warner F. Gardner was born on July 25, 1915 and passed away on September 9, 1968, he was 53 years of age. He is interred at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C.
TITLE: Veterans Park Memorial
ARTIST(S): Unknown
DATE: Unknown
MEDIUM: Bronze on a stone plinth
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS ID000085
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
South 3rd Street, 250 feet north of boat launch ramp.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted. Sculpture appears to be in good condition.
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