Hwy B and Country Club Road with the land generously donated by Oscar and Shirley Linnerud. Located on approximately 3 acres at the intersection of Dane County Hwy B and Country Club Road, just north of Stoughton, The Veterans Memorial Park will become a destination for travelers in the State of Wisconsin. As you enter beneath a wrought iron arch supported on granite pillars, you encounter a broad walkway with flags of the branches of service running down the center. The flags are set in individual granite bases and flanked by granite benches. The outer edges of the walkway have two rows of granite pillars, depicting in text and engraved images, historic moments in the military history of the United States. These will serve as educational markers to provide future generations with knowledge and perspective of the role veterans have played in securing and preserving our freedoms we all enjoy today. Inlaid in this walkway are pavers recognizing individual veterans from all areas of the US. These pavers will be a central fundraising effort for the construction of the Memorial Park. The walkway will open onto the Memorial Patio. This pentagonal shaped is surrounded by the flags of the VFW, American Legion, POW/MIA, the State of Wisconsin, and anchored by the flag of the United States. These flags will be set in individual granite bases and can be flanked by granite benches. A large centerpiece will list the names of Stoughton area Veterans who were killed in action or missing in action. The centerpiece will have a granite depiction of the US flag in the center of the base and a large bronze statue of an American eagle will crown this centerpiece. Radiating from the center to the five apexes of the pentagon will be a series of black granite markers, which will be engraved with the names of all Stoughton area veterans. These markers will be divided by conflict era or peacetime and will date back to the civil war.
