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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park

Thomasville, NC (http://www.thomasvilletourism.com/Historic%20Sites/vietnammemorial.htm)

Provider: Thomasville Tourism Commission

Resource summary

• Appropriate grades: 3–12
• Subjects: social studies (Asia, North Carolina, United States history)
• Provider: Thomasville Tourism Commission

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Located on I-85 between Lexington and Thomasville, the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Park memorializes each North Carolinian killed or missing in Vietnam. Access exits to the park are indicated on both northbound and southbound Interstate 85. There is no admission charge.