Barton County Memorial Park

Located in the north part of Lamar, honors the military and anyone associated with the Barton County Memorial Hospital, which stood on this property for nearly 60 years. The southwest corner is the most important part of the park and the reason the hospital was built in 1948. Here, we honor the 69 Barton County soldiers who died in WWII. Each of these heroes has a service marker with name, branch, rank, and date of death. This area is located underneath the original 1949 Pin-Oaks and 50′ flagpole.

Additional park memorials includes: A 44′ War Memorial, which features seven black granite triangles detailing major USA wars, and six 20′ flagpoles for each military branch. A 9′ tall red V symbolizing VICTORY proudly sits in the middle. Leading up to the War Memorial is the Walk of Honor, featuring engraved pavers with the names of those that have served from this county, in war or peace time. Danforth Anchor honors three high-ranking admirals from Barton County. Admirals Daubin and Lockwood, commanders of all three submarine fleets of the entire U.S. Navy. Admiral Combs, commander of the mighty aircraft carrier Yorktown and the 2nd and 6th Naval fleets.

Doris Little Nurses Pavilion is located in the center of the park and is dedicated to the nurses of Barton County. The Cornerstone Plaza Area, just south of the nurse’s pavilion, honors anyone affiliated with the hospital. Two walls, built around the original 1948 cornerstone, contain bricks engraved with names of people who have worked at the hospital. The floor contains pavers engraved with anybody else. WWII-era Sherman Tank, 2,300′ paved sidewalk, benches, and three dog-waste stations, coming soon a first responder memorial.