Friday, May 22, 2020

The Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department's Feature Friday

Each Friday, the Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department features something new for residents and visitors to learn more about. This week, in honor of Memorial Day, we want to tell you about our Memorial Square.

Memorial Square is a small park area located in front of the old Fire Station building. The site is dedicated to honoring all veterans and Fire/EMS volunteers. Along with beautiful landscaping and ornamental statues, you will find a memorial walkway honoring those who have served, or are currently serving, our country or community. The walkway is filled with personalized bricks that lead to a flower garden featuring a veteran’s memorial. The memorial is surrounded by flowers and backed by the American Flag, State Flag, and POW Flag. Further down the walkway, you will find the September 11 Memorial. This memorial site features two structural beams recovered from the World Trade Center wreckage in New York. The Greenville September 11th Memorial was dedicated on August 25th, 2012.

To all past and present US service men and women, we thank you for your service.

To view a map of the engraved brick walkway, click here: https://bit.ly/2LPFtfX
To learn more about the September 11 Memorial, Click here: https://bit.ly/2wl4QhK



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