Memorial Park - Griffin, IN
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YoSam.
N 38° 12.280 W 087° 54.863
16S E 419942 N 4228918
Usually the name "memorial park" denotes a cemetery. But not so here, it is in memory of the 26 killed during the Tri-State Tornado
Waymark Code: WMN2VZ
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 12/15/2014
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County of park: Posey County
Location of park: In the middle of Griffin at the N. Main Street and First Street intersection
"Griffin is a town in Bethel Township, Posey County, Indiana, United States, which was incorporated in 1881 and named after Samuel Griffin[citation needed]. The population was 172 at the 2010 census. The town was nearly destroyed by the Tri-State Tornado on March 18, 1925, killing 26 people. In 1972, a nearby outdoor rock concert Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival caused quite a stir in the town over the course of three days. Locally, the fest was called the Bull Island rock fest, based on the location of the festival." ~ Wikipedia
Two historic markers are in the park:
Griffin Oil Discovery and Tri-State Tornado