Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial

Sprawling memorial to victims of a homegrown terrorist attack. Roadsideamerica.com Report...

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Bombing Memorial Museum captures 9:02 AM moment
The damaged Journal Record Building will open as the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial Museum on Monday, April 19 -- exactly six years after the tragedy. The museum provides an eerie chronicle of the day, including a recreation of the moment inside the JR Building when the explosion destroyed most of the adjacent federal building.... [02/17/2001] Complete News Story

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial

The Oklahoma City Bombing site has become a beautiful memorial. Anyone traveling near OKC should make it a point to visit this place. It is the most beautiful after dark. Words cannot explain the experience. [j.jorgensen, 01/07/2001]

[RA: The memorial sprawls across the real estate where the bombing took place. One particularly eerie sight is an array of chairs in a field, representing each victim, lit by a translucent cube below each seat.]

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Oklahoma City National Memorial Mobilizes PR Volunteers In Media Battle With Columbine Memorial Service
According to PRWeek Magazine, PR volunteers "labored just as diligently as their Denver counterparts" to make sure that the April 19th dedication of the Oklahoma City National Memorial, held on the fifth anniversary of the bombing that left 168 dead, "didn't get lost in the shuffle." About 50 members of the PR Society of America volunteered to get the message out, and succeeded in credentialing more than 1,200 members of the press for the dedication ceremonies. The Oklahoma City National Memorial includes "The Field of Chairs" sculpture and a reflecting pool next to a wall with "9:01" carved above its entrance.... [05/07/2000] Complete News Story

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Memorial to Victims at Oklahoma Bomb Site
A monument and education center is planned to commemorate the victims of Oklahoma City's terrorist bombing on April 19,1995. The Oklahoma City National Memorial will cost $24.1 million and will include a symbolic outdoor memorial, memorial center, interactive learning center and the Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism and Violence.... [11/01/1998] Complete News Story