Freedom Park is an outdoor park and museum at the Greater Omaha Marina on the bank of the Missouri River at 2497 Freedom Park Road in the East Omaha section of Omaha, Nebraska. It displays numerous military aircraft and artillery pieces along with its two major exhibits, the World War II minesweeper USS Hazard (AM-240) and Cold War-era training submarine USS Marlin (SST-2).[2] The park closed as a result of flooding along the Missouri River in 2011, but reopened on October 7, 2015 after four years of restoration and cleanup work.
U.S.S. HAZARD and U.S.S. MARLIN | |
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| Location | 2500 N. 24th St., Omaha, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates | 41°16′35″N 95°54′5″W / 41.27639°N 95.90139°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1944 |
| Built by | Winslow Marine (Hazard) Electric Boat Division (Marlin) |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001444[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 17, 1979 |
Exhibits
edit- USS Hazard (AM-240)
- USS Marlin (SST-2)
- USS Towers (DDG-9) (Gig)
- Douglas A-4C Skyhawk (marked with US Navy BuNo 149618)[3]
- LTV A-7D Corsair II (AF serial no. 69-6191)[4]
- Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard (USCG 1370)[5]
Nameplates
edit- USS Huntington (CL-107)
- USS Dayton (CL-105)
- USS Thetis Bay (CVE-90)
- USS Houston (CL-81)
- USS Conger (SS-477)
- USS William T. Powell (DE-213)
- USS Spangenberg (DE-223)
- USS Sarda (SS-488)
- USS Toro (SS-422)
- USS Corsair (SS-435)
Anchors
editPreviously the medium landing ship USS LSM-45 was anchored at the park, but she was moved to North Carolina in the spring of 2004, and was later scrapped .[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ City of Omaha; Omaha Parks and Recreation; Freedom Park
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Freedom Park United States Naval Museum - Omaha - Nebraska - USA".
- ^ "CH-52A Seaguard - Freedom Park - Omaha, NE - Static Aircraft Displays on". Waymarking.com. 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ "USS LSM/LSMR Association; USS LSM-45". Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
External links
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