Veteran's Carillon Tower - Floral Haven Cemetery - Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
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N 36° 04.086 W 095° 50.233
15S E 244476 N 3995228
Carillon Tower near Veteran's Field of Honor, plays Taps at 5:00 daily
Waymark Code: WM8BQD
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/08/2010
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This is a beautiful carillon tower at Floral Haven Cemetery in Broken Arrow. It is located nearby the Veteran's Field of Honor and absolutely amazing Veteran's Memorial. At the Memorial is a Freedom Shrine and Medal of Honor Court. The tower is a beautiful structure about 40 feet tall with an approximately 10 foot concrete base that is on top of a flat 5 foot tall foundation. The 10 ft. concrete base displays a plaque that contains the text below.
There is a long narrow walkway leading to the tower, lined with graves on both sides. There are two dedicated benches near the entrance to the tower, and crypts in the bottom foundation.
text on plaque at base of Carillon:
America
In response to the promise of Liberty, Opportunity, Justice, and Freedom of Religion, we left our native lands which we loved so dearly and coming from the farthest corners of the world, we arrived in America. We fished in her waters, farmed her fields, worked in her factories, sold her products and realized that here in this beautiful land we had fulfilled our hopes and dreams for ourselves and our children. Now united as one people, we work toward our goal of living as equal Americans.
God Bless America and the good people who made her strong
Address of Tower:
6500 S. 129th E. Avenue
Broken Arrow, OK U.S.A.
74012
Still Operational: yes
Number of bells in tower?: 3
Relevant website?: [Web Link]
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Tours or visits allowed in tower?: No
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