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Veterans Memorial Park (Davenport, Iowa)

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The Davenport City Council narrowly rejected a proposal in October 2010 to name the new park on the east side of downtown as a veterans memorial. Instead they established a task force to find a park location for the memorial. They choose Crescent Park, which was an undeveloped area along the
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and River Heritage Park, which is being developed on the far east side of downtown on land that had been used for industrial purposes. The
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in 2011. Other proposed elements to the park include a 50 feet (15 m) high promontory
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Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates
41°30′59″N 90°35′39″W / 41.51639°N 90.59417°W / 41.51639; -90.59417
Bus interchange
Davenport CitiBus
Mississippi River
Davenport, Iowa
United States
Centennial Park
LeClaire Park
Riverfront Parkway
Crescent Rail Bridge
Memorial Day
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amphitheater
"Davenport council favors veterans park site"
Quad-City Times
"Davenport Public Parks"
"Davenport breaks ground on Veterans Memorial Park expansion"
KWQC-TV
Conceptual plan for the park
Artist's concept for the memorial
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Davenport, Iowa
History
Central Fire Station
Davenport City Hall

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