Gainesville in Alachua County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Oklahoma City Disaster

Veterans Memorial Park

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. Oklahoma City Disaster Marker

Inscription. In memory of
those killed and injured in the
Oklahoma City Disaster
19 April 1995
By Veterans Memorial Committee

Erected by Veterans Memorial Committee.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Disasters.

Location. 29° 36.995′ N, 82° 25.259′ W. Memorial is in Gainesville, Florida, in Alachua County. It can be reached from the intersection of SW 41st Place and SW 75th Street, on the left when traveling east. The marker is located in Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 7400 SW 41st Place, Gainesville FL 32608, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Florida.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: American Revolution (within shouting distance of this marker); War of 1812 (within shouting distance of this marker); Mexican-American War (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II (within shouting distance of this marker); War Between the States (within shouting distance of this marker); Spanish-American War (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named World War I (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gainesville.

Also see . . .
1. Oklahoma City Bombing. (Submitted on December 6, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Veterans Memorial. Alachua County website entry (Submitted on December 6, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Oklahoma City Disaster Marker

Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building image. Click for full size.

Photo by FEMA

3. Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building

following the Oklahoma City Bombing

Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 190 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 6, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.