Near Franklin in Simpson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial
Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 7, 2015
1. Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial Marker
than the strong man in his wrath"
–Elizabeth Barrett Browning
The Cry of the Children
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Dedicated to the victims of the
April 19, 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing
Erected 1995 by the Kentucky Crushed Stone Association, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Federal Highway Administration.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Notable Events. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1859.
Location. 36° 38.611′ N, 86° 34.14′ W. Marker is near Franklin, Kentucky, in Simpson County. It can be reached from Interstate 65 at milepost 0, 9.1 miles north of Kentucky Route 52. Located in the Kentucky Welcome Center south of Franklin Kentucky. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Franklin KY 42134, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Kentucky’s Pennyroyal Region. It is also in the American Midwest, in the South, and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Replica of Stone #38 (a few steps from this marker); AmVets Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away in Tennessee); Civil War in Tennessee (approx. 0.6 miles away in Tennessee); Triangular Jog (approx. Ύ mile away); Sandford Duncan Inn / Noted Dueling Ground
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Tennessee / Kentucky (was approx. Ύ mile away in Tennessee but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 7, 2015
2. Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial stone
Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 7, 2015
3. Memorial in front of Welcome Center building.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 7, 2015
4. View of memorial looking southeast.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 603 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 15, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
