Veterans Memorial Park

Veterans Memorial Park is a park in Lafayette County, Mississippi. Veterans Memorial Park is situated nearby to the community center American Legion Hall, as well as near South Oxford Cemetery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rowan Oak and Vaught–Hemingway Stadium.

Rowan Oak

Historic building

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Rowan Oak was the home of author William Faulkner in Oxford, Mississippi. It is a primitive Greek Revival house originally built in 1844 for Robert B Sheegog, an Irish immigrant farmer from Tennessee. Rowan Oak is situated 2 miles north of Veterans Memorial Park.

Vaught–Hemingway Stadium

Stadium

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Vaught–Hemingway Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium located in University, Mississippi, United States. The stadium serves as the home for the University of Mississippi Rebels college football team. Vaught–Hemingway Stadium is situated 2½ miles north of Veterans Memorial Park.

University of Mississippi Museum

Museum

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The University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses is a museum and two historic houses owned and operated by the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. University of Mississippi Museum is situated 2½ miles north of Veterans Memorial Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oxford and Taylor.

Oxford

Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Oxford is a historic, picturesque town in North Central Mississippi. With its scenic town square, acclaimed restaurants, unique boutiques, oak-shaded neighborhoods, and friendly people, Oxford is the model Southern town.

Taylor

Village

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Taylor is a town in Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 322 at the 2010 census. Taylor is situated 6 miles southwest of Veterans Memorial Park.

Veterans Memorial Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Lafayette County, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

34.32935° or 34° 19′ 46″ north

Longitude

-89.51958° or 89° 31′ 11″ west

Open location code

866G8FHJ+P5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 596153752

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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