Alabama Veteran's Memorial Park
- Parking
- Dog Stations
- Paved Walking Trail
- American Flag with engraved brick plaza
The Alabama Veteran's Memorial Park is the newest park to Mountain Brook. The Alabama Veteran's Memorial Foundation donated the 22 acre park to the city in November 2023.
The 1000 ft Memorial Trail begins at the parking lot and winds through a natural wooded area. Near the end of the Trail is the American Flag Plaza. In the middle of the Plaza stands a 120 foot-tall flag pole with the American flag that can be seen from cars traveling on I-459 as they pass the Liberty Parkway exit. Encircling the flag pole are very special 4 inch by 8-inch brick pavers called StepStones, engraved with a veteran’s name, rank, and branch of service. This Plaza was created to honor all veterans because the Alabama Veterans Memorial Foundation believes that every veteran deserves a tangible way of being publicly recognized for his or her service. Whereas the next area in the Park, the Memorial Plaza, was created to honor Alabamians only, the American Flag Plaza is dedicated to all veterans who have served or all men and women who are currently serving, giving them a special place of remembrance.
Further down the Trail is the Memorial Plaza. The five Service flags proudly wave over the Plaza courtyard and the regiment of thirty-six columns is steps above the courtyard. Each column is two feet in diameter and twenty-four feet tall. Displayed on the columns are metal plaques that provide information about Alabama Medal of Honor recipients, original artwork by Alabama artists, and documents and letters about Alabama veterans.
Behind the regiment of columns is the 23 by 46 foot uniquely designed Hall of Honor. Written on the Hall of Honor walls are the names of over 11,000 Alabama veterans who were killed in action during the wars from 1900 forward. The alphabetized names of the service men and women are listed by the war and the Alabama county in which they enlisted.
The Park is open every day during daylight hours. There are no bathrooms in the Park. Dogs are welcome to accompany visitors but please keep the Trail clean.
