Veterans Memorial Park (Boise, Idaho)
{{Infobox park
| name = Veterans Memorial Park
| alt_name = Veterans Memorial State Park
| image = Veterans Memorial State Park.jpg
| image_size = 256
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Park entrance
| map =
| map_width = 208
| map_caption =
| type = Urban park
| location = 930 N Veterans Memorial Pkwy
Boise, Idaho
| coordinates = {{coord|43|38|06|N|116|14|22|W}}
| area = 38 acres
| created = {{start date|1976}}
| operator = Boise Parks and Recreation
}}
Veterans Memorial Park is a {{convert|38|acre|adj=on}} 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.{{Citation |title=Boise Parks and Recreation Department |url=https://parks.cityofboise.org/parks-and-facilities/parks/veterans-memorial-park/ |accessdate=2018-08-22}} Although managed by Boise Parks and Recreation, Veterans Memorial Park is not a city park but an Idaho state park.{{Citation |title=Idaho State Parks |url=https://www.stateparks.com/veterans_memorial_state_park_in_idaho.html |accessdate=2018-08-22}}
History
The 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.{{Citation |last=DeHamer |first=Nancy |title=Idaho State Historical Society Reference Series No. 0713 |url=https://history.idaho.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/reference-series/0713.pdf| accessdate=2018-08-22}}
See also
References
External links
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- [https://sps.boisestate.edu/publications/files/2017/05/River-by-Design-6.8.15.pdf River by Design] See page 71 for site history.
- [http://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/1519 Photograph with documentation of Idaho Soldiers Home (c1915)]
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