page_title: Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza
section_title: Monuments and memorials
hierarchical_section_title: Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza / Monuments and memorials
caption_attribution_description: English: Anchor of the USS Arizona on display at Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza, Phoenix, AZ.
context_page_description: The Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza is an urban park and gathering place in front of the Arizona state capitol complex in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. One of the Phoenix Points of Pride, it is the site of various memorials honoring prominent figures, wars, and events in Arizona history.
context_section_description: The plaza is home to 30 memorials to individuals, organizations, and events. Among the memorials is one dedicated to the 158th Infantry Regiment, the state's oldest National Guard unit; it is based on a captured Japanese monument in the Philippines. Another includes the mast, anchor, and a 14-inch (360 mm) gun of the battleship Arizona. Other memorials commemorate World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War, the Korean War and Desert Storm. A monument to the United States Bill of Rights is said to be the first erected to that purpose. Some memorials have caused considerable controversy.
  The full list of memorials includes:
  Wesley Bolin Memorial Marker
  Father Kino Statue
  158th Regimental Memorial
  The Bill of Rights Monument
  Arizona Pioneer Women Memorial
  Ten Commandments Memorial
  Civilian Conservation Corps Memorial
  4th Marine Division, World War II
  Law Enforcement Memorial
  World War I Memorial
  Confederate Troops Memorial
  Jewish War Veterans Memorial
  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
  Armenian Martyrs Memorial
  Desert Storm Memorial
  American Merchant Seaman Memorial
  Father Albert Braun Memorial
  Arizona Peace Officers Memorial
  Korean War Memorial
  USS Arizona mast
  USS Arizona anchor
  USS Arizona 14-inch gun
  USS Missouri 16-inch gun
  Vietnam Veterans Memorial, including a sculpture by Jasper D'Ambrosi
  Ernest W. McFarland Memorial
  Purple Heart Memorial
  Arizona Workers Memorial/ El Pasaje
  Arizona Crime Victims Monument
  Arizona Law Enforcement Canine Memorial
  Arizona 9/11 Memorial
  Navajo Codetalkers Memorial
  Operation Enduring Freedom Memorial
  Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew
caption: Anchor from USS Arizona on display at Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza, Phoenix, Arizona.
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