Veterans Memorial Park is a 38-acre (15 ha) urban park along the Boise River in Boise, Idaho, USA. The park is managed by the Boise Parks and Recreation Department and includes picnic facilities, play areas, and memorials to veterans and fallen soldiers.[1] Although managed by Boise Parks and Recreation, Veterans Memorial Park is not a city park but an Idaho state park.[2]
| Veterans Memorial Park | |
|---|---|
| Veterans Memorial State Park | |
 Park entrance | |
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | 930 N Veterans Memorial Pkwy Boise, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 43°38′06″N 116°14′22″W / 43.63500°N 116.23944°W |
| Area | 38 acres |
| Created | 1976 |
| Operated by | Boise Parks and Recreation |
History
editThe park was constructed on the site of the former Idaho Soldiers Home. Also known as the Old Soldier's Home, the facility opened in 1895 and closed in 1966. Veterans Memorial State Park opened on the property in 1976.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Boise Parks and Recreation Department, retrieved 2018-08-22
- ^ Idaho State Parks, retrieved 2018-08-22
- ^ DeHamer, Nancy, Idaho State Historical Society Reference Series No. 0713 (PDF), retrieved 2018-08-22
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Veterans Memorial Park (Boise, Idaho).
- River by Design See page 71 for site history.
- Photograph with documentation of Idaho Soldiers Home (c1915)