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Veterans Memorial Park Re-Dedication Today Downtown

November 11th, 2015 by WCBC Radio

More than 45 years after it opened, a re-dedication ceremony of the Veterans Memorial Park in downtown Cumberland will be held today- Veterans Day 2015.  The parklet first opened on Veterans Day 1970 at the corner of Harrison and South Centre Street.  Improvements have been made to the flood lights, ever greens, the fountain and eternal flame.  In addition new flags have been donated for the parklet.  The effort was orchestrated by the “Lets Beautify Cumberland” committee- headed by Ed Mullaney and Jenny Decker. Addressing the Cumberland Rotary Club this week, Mullaney said the upgrades and improvements have been more than a year in the making…





 

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