Freedom Park (Omaha, Nebraska)

U.S.S. HAZARD and U.S.S. MARLIN

Location 2500 N. 24th St., Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°16′35″N 95°54′5″W / 41.27639°N 95.90139°W / 41.27639; -95.90139Coordinates: 41°16′35″N 95°54′5″W / 41.27639°N 95.90139°W / 41.27639; -95.90139
Area less than one acre
Built 1944
NRHP Reference # 79001444[1]
Added to NRHP January 17, 1979
USS Marlin (SST-2) at Freedom Park.
Freedom Park overview from parking lot.

Freedom Park is an outdoor park and museum at the Greater Omaha Marina on the bank of the Missouri River at 2497 Freedom Park Road in the East Omaha section of Omaha, Nebraska. It displays numerous military aircraft and artillery pieces along with its two major exhibits, the World War II minesweeper USS Hazard (AM-240) and Cold War-era training submarine USS Marlin (SST-2).[2] The park closed as a result of flooding along the Missouri River in 2011, but reopened on October 7, 2015 after four years of restoration and cleanup work.

Exhibits

Previously the medium landing ship USS LSM-45 was anchored at the park, but she was moved to North Carolina in the spring of 2004.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ City of Omaha; Omaha Parks and Recreation; Freedom Park
  3. ↑ http://a4skyhawk.org/content/skyhawk-displays
  4. ↑ http://www.aviationmuseum.eu/World/North_America/USA/Nebraska/Omaha/Freedom_Park_U.S._Naval_Museum.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM9CAY_CH_52A_Seaguard_Freedom_Park_Omaha_NE
  6. ↑ USS LSM/LSMR Association; USS LSM-45


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