Freedom Park (Omaha, Nebraska)

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.

U.S.S. HAZARD and U.S.S. MARLIN
Location2500 N. 24th St., Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates41°16′35″N 95°54′5″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1944
Built byWinslow Marine (Hazard)
Electric Boat Division (Marlin)
NRHP reference No.79001444[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 17, 1979
USS Marlin (SST-2) at Freedom Park.
Freedom Park overview from parking lot.

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
  • Parks in Omaha

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. City of Omaha; Omaha Parks and Recreation; Freedom Park
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-04-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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". Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-05-06.


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