Sept. 2024 | Vol. 10 Iss. 9
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HISTORIC PLAQUE TO BE PLACED IN WEST JORDAN VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK, HONORING 250 YEARS OF AMERICAN HISTORY By Rebecca Olds | rebecca.o@thecityjournals.com
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onated by the Utah State Society Daughters of the American Revolution, a new marker will be placed in the West Jordan Veterans Memorial Park entitled “America 250 Patriot Plaque.” It was unanimously accepted and approved by the city council on July 31. “This plaque commemorates the milestone 250th anniversary of the birth of the United States of America and the patriots who through their contributions to the cause, achieved American independence with principles of freedom, equality, justice and humanity,” read the description submitted by the Utah DAR. Plans describe the plaque as sized at 24-inch by 24-inch, made from bronze and “designed for hundreds of years of use.” It is completed and stored in Springville until the unscheduled installation. Since the organization donating the plaque is a nonprofit, Mayor Dirk Burton said the installation will happen soon after securing a stone—he’s hoping in time for Constitution Day on Sept. 17.
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“Veterans Memorial Park is an ideal spot for it,” he said. Burton said it’s the best location due to the already existing memorial and future memorial plans, and the easy public access, surrounded by the future arts center, the senior center, the library and various city buildings. “The plaque location we’ve chosen will be in our Memorial Gardens… on the east side of the gardens,” Corey Fralick said, West Jordan’s public services director. “Right as you enter, it’ll be one of the first things you see.” It will be placed between two trees, with a bench on either side, on a stone similar to the one already placed in Boise, Idaho. “It honors our history, educates the public and instills pride in our community,” Fralick said. Locals expressed excitement for the new plaque, calling it a “fantastic thing” and said that it will “bring our thoughts back to the people who sacrificed everything so we could have what we have today.”
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