A local Champion
Richmond, California
This two-acre park honors Lucretia Edwards, a champion of open space and open shorelines. It also memorializes the wartime contributions made by the Bay Area Shipyards during World War II.
Cast boot prints point visitors toward the locations of additional WWII shipyards that ringed the Bay. Surrounding a granite map of the Bay Area at the center of the plaza are three shadow figures, two adults and one child, by artist Wang Po Shu. The two adult figures represent liberty and victory and are inscribed with historical definitions of these concepts. The infant figure, left blank, is a representation of the possibilities of the future.
Note: Visitors can reach this park by walking a short distance from the Rosie the Riveter Visitor Education Center.
Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park
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Audio Stop: Lucretia W. Edwards Park
This brief audio program takes a look at the current Lucretia W. Edwards park. The park is located within walking distance from the Rosie the Riveter Visitor Education Center.
Credit / Author:
NPS/Luther Bailey
Date created:
08/01/2023
Audio Transcript
This two-acre park honors Lucretia Edwards, a champion of open space and open shorelines. It also memorializes the wartime contributions made by the Bay Area Shipyards during World War II.
Cast boot prints point visitors toward the locations of additional WWII shipyards that ringed the Bay. Surrounding a granite map of the Bay Area at the center of the plaza are three shadow figures, two adults and one child, by artist Wang Po Shu. The two adult figures represent liberty and victory and are inscribed with historical definitions of these concepts. The infant figure, left blank, is a representation of the possibilities of the future.
Audio Stop: Lucretia W. Edwards Park
This brief audio program takes a look at the current Lucretia W. Edwards park. The park is located within walking distance from the Rosie the Riveter Visitor Education Center.
Credit / Author:
NPS/Luther Bailey
Date created:
08/01/2023
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service