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Robert F. Clement Park is located in Columbine , unincorporated Jefferson County, Colorado . It is part of the Foothills Park and Recreation District.

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7-636: The park contains the Columbine Memorial (dedicated to the victims of the massacre at nearby Columbine High School ), the Johnston Reservoir, a skate park , three playgrounds, a concessions stand, tennis courts, horseshoe pits , a basketball court, batting cages, and baseball fields. Fishing is allowed in the reservoir with a valid fishing license. It is also the site of the annual Summerset Festival in September. This festival

14-455: Is held at the small amphitheater located next to the reservoir. There is also a path that wraps around the entire reservoir. This Colorado -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Columbine Memorial Location: Columbine High School ( Columbine, Colorado ) The Columbine Memorial is a memorial in Columbine, Colorado , that honors

21-539: The crosses, stating it was not appropriate to honor the shooters in the same place as their victims. Sometime between November 13–15, 2020, a donation box setup to fund the maintenance and upkeep costs of the memorial was stolen. The main feature of the Columbine memorial is the Ring of Remembrance, set in the middle of the memorial. Victim's families provided personal statements, which were then engraved in stone as

28-613: The deceased and injured victims, survivors, rescuers, and all who were affected by the Columbine High School massacre on April 20, 1999. The memorial is located in Clement Park , which is behind Columbine High School , the site of the massacre. It is operated by a non-profit institution whose mission is to operate the memorial and its upkeeping . The memorial began planning in June 1999, approximately two months after

35-574: The final was the community and general public. The Foothills Foundation and the Columbine Memorial Committee raised over $ 1.5 million in donations over eight years of planning. Groundbreaking of the memorial occurred in June 2006. The Memorial was opened to the public on September 21, 2007. On April 20, 1999, Columbine High School seniors Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold murdered 12 students and one teacher and injured 24 others. Harris and Klebold then committed suicide. It

42-416: The shooting, for victims, survivors, those involved in rescue and recovery operations and everyone touched by the shooting. Designing took three and a half years. Designing was accepted on a four-level diagram: the first was the people most affected by the shootings, the victims' families; the second was injured victims and their families; the third was past and present students and staff of the high school; and

49-713: Was at the time, the deadliest shooting at a high school in American history. Many impromptu memorials were created shortly after the massacre, including Rachel Scott 's car and John Tomlin's truck. The planning of a permanent memorial beginning in June 1999. Fifteen wooden crosses were also erected on top of a hill by Columbine High School, 13 for the victims and two for the shooters. This led to some controversy over whether or not Harris and Klebold should be memorialized. Some argued that it glorified murderers, while others argued that Harris and Klebold were victims as well. Brian Rohrbough, father of victim Daniel Rohrbough, took down

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