Westside in Park Row in Harris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Freedom Park Memorial Tower

Photographed By Sean Flynn, September 3, 2023

1. Freedom Park Memorial Tower dedication tablet

Inscription. The Freedom Park Memorial Tower was dedicated in September 11, 2015 in honor of the women and men that served our country in the five branches of our armed services, and those who died September 11, 2001

Erected 2015 by Fort Bend County, Rotary International, Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: 9/11 Attacks • Military. In addition, it is included in the Rotary International series list.

Location. 29° 43.774′ N, 95° 43.287′ W. Marker is in Park Row, Texas, in Harris County. It is in Westside. Memorial is on Westheimer Parkway, one mile east of Fry Road, on the right when traveling east. The Freedom Park Memorial Tower is easily spotted from Westheimer Parkway, in front of several baseball fields. Freedom Park is in Fort Bend County but abuts George H.W. Bush Park, a 7,800-acre Harris County park to the north and east that is entirely within the Barker Reservoir. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18050 Westheimer Parkway, Houston TX 77082, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. LH7 Ranch (approx. 3.9 miles away); Barker Post Office (approx. 3.9 miles away); Former Site of the Marks LH7 Ranch

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(approx. 3.9 miles away); Gray Lodge No. 329, A.F.& A.M. (approx. 4.4 miles away); Oak Hill Cemetery (approx. 4.8 miles away); Oak Hill Baptist Church (approx. 4.9 miles away); Rabindranath Tagore (approx. 5.9 miles away); Koch-Schmidt Cemetery (approx. 6.1 miles away).

More about this marker. Each side of the tower's pentagonal base names one of the branches of the U.S. armed forces. The four sides of the obelisk feature bronze insignias of Fort Bend County, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (which operates Barker Reservoir) Rotary International and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The pathway to the marker from the south includes five monoliths on each side, both sets of monoliths dedicated to the five branches. A dedication stone for the park is to the east side of the monument.

Also see . . . Freedom Park Memorial Tower Dedication on 9/11. Article in Katy Magazine about the 2015 dedication of the Freedom Park Memorial Tower. (Submitted on September 5, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

U.S. military service branch monoliths at Freedom Park Memorial Tower image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sean Flynn, September 3, 2023

2. U.S. military service branch monoliths at Freedom Park Memorial Tower

Freedom Park Memorial Tower obelisk: Rotary International and Veterans of Foreign Wars image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sean Flynn, September 3, 2023

3. Freedom Park Memorial Tower obelisk: Rotary International and Veterans of Foreign Wars

Freedom Park Memorial Tower image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sean Flynn

4. Freedom Park Memorial Tower

Insignias for the Army Corps of Engineers and Fort Bend County are on the obelisk, and the Coast Guard and Navy are two of the five sides of the memorial's base.

Freedom Park Memorial Tower view from the south image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sean Flynn, September 3, 2023

5. Freedom Park Memorial Tower view from the south

Freedom Park Memorial Tower view from Westheimer Parkway image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sean Flynn, September 3, 2023

6. Freedom Park Memorial Tower view from Westheimer Parkway

Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 111 times since then and 52 times this year. Last updated on September 19, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 5, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 5. submitted on September 3, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 6. submitted on September 5, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.