Front Street, Vanceburg, KY
Contact City 606-796-3044
We are very proud of our beautiful Veteran's Memorial Park!
The Park is located at the end of Main Street and Front Streets in downtown Vanceburg, along side the beautiful Ohio River.
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The Park was built and dedicated in 1996. The idea for the park stemmed from Ben Pugh, a former President, and CEO of Citizens Deposit Bank. He recommended the bank donate the land, plus a gift of $100,000, which was given to the City to build the park. The Veteran’s Park is also a memorial to Ben Pugh’s father, Benjamin Thomas Pugh, who was a Lieutenant Commander and fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy from 1940 to 1951. He served in World War II and was killed in action in Korea in 1951.
The Veteran's Park is available to rent for parties, weddings or get-to-gethers. There are public restrooms available. Call the City at 606-796-3044 to reserve for your next event. Cost is $100.00.
Veteran's Memorial Park
The monument also lists native sons who were killed in all wars back to the Spanish American War, although this monument is dedicated specifically to those who served in the Korean War. Nine Lewis County Soldiers were killed in Korea. I am told it one of the few memorials of its kind in the state. Korean War Soldiers Killed: Carl K. Bloomfield, Oliver H. Dowdy, Charles P. Elliott, Martia H. Goodwin, Raymond D. Hall, Howard McCormick, Paul B. Richols, Benjamin Thomas Pugh, Earnest L. Vinson, Earnest L. and Adam M. Willis
Spanish American War: Clarence A. Arthur, Frank M. Brewer, and Henry Denton
