Grandview Heights Memorial Park

Memorial Park was dedicated on Memorial Day 1970 by Grandview Heights Mayor Joe Wyman. Memorial plaques honoring World War l, World War ll, Korea, and Vietnam veterans from the Tri-Village area are installed in the park. Recent additions to the park include a statue of a World War II soldier (2015) and a plaza and five 10-foot columns (2018). These latter park features were largely funded by donations from Grandview Heights residents Drs. Thomas and Lowell Williams. The columns each represent a branch of the military: the front of the column is adorned with the emblem and motto of the associated military branch. Look for the word inscribed on the back of each column, each intended to represent the meaning of military service.  The local chapter of the Blue Star Mothers, a national organization dedicated to assist and remember military service men and women, holds an annual ceremony at the park on Memorial Day weekend. A beautiful Peace rose at the park completes the tribute to our armed forces.   

Grandview Heights Memorial Park was originally located at the southwest corner of Oakland and First Avenues, adjacent to the Grandview Heights Public Library. It evolved from the WWII era practice of erecting "Honor Rolls" to identify those serving in the armed services. The Grandview Heights Honor Roll monument (photo) was dedicated in March 1944. It listed the names of 550 active-duty service men and women from Grandview Heights and Marble Cliff. After the war, a Memorial Park containing a single bronze plaque with the names of the service men who died, together with marble benches and urns, replaced the Honor Roll monument on the same site. This first Memorial Park was dedicated in May 1948.