Located in Oklahoma City's Midtown, the Oklahoma City National Memorial exists because of events on April 19, 1995. It was early morning on that nice Spring day when the profound explosion pierced the Oklahoma City downtown air. When the dust settled and the initial shock slipped away, the Aflred P. Murrah Federal Building, a United States Government complex, had been nearly destroyed. 168 people, 19 of them children, were killed. But the impact would be felt forever, and the shock could not be erased.
One of the first steps in the recovery was erecting the Oklahoma City National Memorial, a stunningly emotional monument and memorial dedicated to remembering each and every soul taken that day. As stated at the Memorial, it stands to "offer comfort, strength, peace, hope and serenity."
For more important places in the area, see the full Midtown profile.
One of the first steps in the recovery was erecting the Oklahoma City National Memorial, a stunningly emotional monument and memorial dedicated to remembering each and every soul taken that day. As stated at the Memorial, it stands to "offer comfort, strength, peace, hope and serenity."
For more important places in the area, see the full Midtown profile.
