Landscape architect:

Weaver, Walter  Search this

Founder:

Worthen Memorials  Search this

Medium:

Plaques: bronze; Boulders: Manzano Mountain granite

Culture:

Indian  Search this

African American  Search this

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Administered by Valley Improvement Association 302 Rio Communities Boulevard, P. O. Box 8 Belen New Mexico 87002

Located Rio Communities Rio Grande Veterans Memorial Park, Patriots' Way Belen New Mexico

Date:

1987-1988

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1995.

Summary:

Nineteen boulders to which are affixed plaques describing military conflicts in which the United States participated from the Mexican-American War to the Vietnam War. There are also plaques which recognize individual battles, the Navajo Code Talkers, black soldiers known as the Buffalo Soldiers, and the Nursing Corps.

Topic:

History--United States--Military history  Search this

History--United States--Civil War  Search this

History--United States--Vietnam War  Search this

History--United States--World War I  Search this

History--United States--New Mexico  Search this

Ethnic--Navajo  Search this

Ethnic  Search this

Occupation--Medicine--Nurse  Search this

Control number:

IAS NM000480

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_336456