Des Moines Memorial Drive

Washington's living road of remembrance
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 Des Moines Memorial Drive – A Road of Remembrance 

 

“In years to come, when the young men of today are the old men of tomorrow those elms will have come into their full strength and beauty, an ever present reminder of the days when the Americans of the World War marched on French highways.”

Lt. Gov. W. J. “Wee” Coyle, at the dedication ceremonies, 1922


 

November 11, 2009 - SAVE THE DATE!

An event marking Armistice Day and the end of World War I will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Veterans Day, November 11, 2009. See "Events" for more details.

 

A living memorial to those who died in World War I 

 On Armistice Day, November 11, 1921, members of the Seattle Garden Club, led by President Lillian Gustin McEwan, planted the first 25 elm trees along Des Moines Way S -- the beginning of a living memorial to "American men who gave their lives for the country during World War I." Learn more ...


Local History of national significance

 Des Moines Memorial Drive, also known in the past as Des Moines Memorial Way, is the only remaining "road of remembrance" dedicated to the memory of those who died in World War I. Learn more ...


 

If you would like to learn more about how you can become involved in supporting the restoration of Des Moines Memorial Drive, contact:

Kit Ledbetter, Chair
Des Moines Memorial Drive Committee
4800 S. 188th Street
SeaTac, WA 98188
kledbetter@ci.seatac.wa.us