April 19, 1995 - A man with malicious intent parked a rental truck, packed with explosives, on NW 5th Street with the intent to do extreme damage to the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. At 9:02 a.m., that huge homemade bomb went off, shearing off the entire north face of the building and killing 168 people, including 19 children. This memorial was built to honor those who died there, and serves to offer remembrance as well as a source of peace to those who still remain. I finally got the chance to visit, and of course I had camera in hand. Unfortunately, I don't think my pics do the memorial, or the memories, any justice.
Here's the memorial as viewed when approaching on NW 5th street.
A fence to either side of the memorial serves as a place for the many survivors and visitors to leave a token of remembrance, and well wishes for all involved.
As stated earlier, this incident took place on NW 5th street, so the memorial site replaces part of that street. Once stepping inside the gate, you can see that NW 5th ends here, and continues on the other side of the Memorial once you pass out of the far gate.
Here's the memorial as viewed when approaching on NW 5th street.
A fence to either side of the memorial serves as a place for the many survivors and visitors to leave a token of remembrance, and well wishes for all involved.
As stated earlier, this incident took place on NW 5th street, so the memorial site replaces part of that street. Once stepping inside the gate, you can see that NW 5th ends here, and continues on the other side of the Memorial once you pass out of the far gate.
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