Issaquah Memorial Field Monument - Issaquah, Washington
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N 47° 31.855 W 122° 02.093
10T E 572643 N 5264617
This Memorial to veterans of Issaquah, Washington was placed after WWII. Names of Viet Nam Vets were later added to the memorial, and then in 2005 a stone was added telling of the renaming of the park in honor of veterans.
Waymark Code: WM180B
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 02/17/2007
Views: 27
This Memorial to WWI and WWII veterans of Issaquah, Washington was placed after WWII. Later, names of Viet Nam Vets were added to the lower portion of the memorial. In 2005 the park that the memorial is located in was renamed Memorial Field by the city. The Albert Larson Post #3436 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars added a marker to the memorial telling of the renaming of the park in honor of veterans.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
WWI, WWII, and Viet Nam
In Honor Of: Local residents who served in the armed forces during the wars
Marker Text:
WWI, WWII, Vietnam War Memorial.
Date of dedication: 2005 (added marker) - unknown for the original memorial
Who Put it Here?: Legion Post #3436 added the marker in 2005
Description of Memorial:
The memorial is located at the entrance to Memorial Field - a local sports field - and next to the Issaquah Senior Center, previously the Issaquah Public Library. Next to the park is Depot Park - a Railroad museum and the location of Issaquah's original Depot (now houses the museum).
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Visit Instructions:
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