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Memorial Park

Parks Directory of the United States / Urban Parks / Houston

Address:6501 Memorial Dr
Houston, TX 77024
Phone:713-845-1000
Web: www.houstontx.gov/parks/
Size: 1,431 acres.
Location:Near the I-10 and I-610 West Loop intersection.
Facilities:Picnic areas, trails, athletic fields.
Activities:Hiking, bicycling, jogging, golf, tennis, softball.
Special Features:Houses the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center (713-681-8433), a 155-acre preserve with more than five miles of self-guided trails that introduce visitors to a pine and mixed hardwood forest, a re-created Gulf Coast prairie, ponds, and a native wildflower garden. Also home to the George and Barbara Bush Presidential Grove, a tranquil area comprising more than 54 native Texas trees of seven different species.

See other parks in Texas.

memorial park

A cemetery, usually having grave markers flush with the ground in large open meadows bordered by groves of trees.

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Founded in 1942, Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary has served as a place of memories for the Los Angeles Jewish community for more than 60 years, committed to providing families with caring and sensitivity.

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A statement from English Heritage said: "War Memorial Park is a relatively rare post-First World War memorial park dating from the 1920s.

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On Sunday, the first time in 10 weeks the memorial park was open, Ryan and Jennifer Robinson arrived to find their father's grave covered by weeds so thick Ryan had to go home and retrieve working gloves and head trimmers.

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Burial will be at Rest-Haven Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Eugene.

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