Welcome to the Lafayette Hillside Memorial
- formerly the Crosses of Lafayette ~
A Place for Remembering
The Lafayette Hillside Memorial is a unique landmark.
It is a sacred place of reflection and remembrance; a protest against forgetting. It is a place to recognize, honor, and commemorate individual national service contributions. The memorial is also a place that encourages individual and public reflection on those contributions, and the otherwise unintended, unseen, and unexamined costs of war.
Without political or religious affiliation, the memorial has universal appeal. Since its beginning, in 2006, the site has evolved into a true place of healing, where Gold and Blue Star families pay tribute to their loved ones and veterans pay respect to fallen comrades. Travelers on BART and the nearby highway pause momentarily to take note of the remarkable installation and, if only for a moment, are prompted to consider the tragic costs of war.
It is a sacred place of reflection and remembrance; a protest against forgetting. It is a place to recognize, honor, and commemorate individual national service contributions. The memorial is also a place that encourages individual and public reflection on those contributions, and the otherwise unintended, unseen, and unexamined costs of war.
Without political or religious affiliation, the memorial has universal appeal. Since its beginning, in 2006, the site has evolved into a true place of healing, where Gold and Blue Star families pay tribute to their loved ones and veterans pay respect to fallen comrades. Travelers on BART and the nearby highway pause momentarily to take note of the remarkable installation and, if only for a moment, are prompted to consider the tragic costs of war.
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Please join us at the Hillside for a Vigil that will include music, reflection, and short speeches. Thoughts will be focused on U.S. soldiers who have served on behalf of our country as well as other casualties of war, including those in the Ukraine and other parts of the world experiencing conflict. Program details can be found in Events.
Parking is available across the street at the BART station. Please use the crosswalks |
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Experience the Memorial
Aside from visiting the physical site, we invite you to experience the Memorial by listening to commemorative music and reading evocative poetry inspired by the site and all whom it seeks to remember and honor.
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Location of the Memorial
The Lafayette Hillside Memorial is located at on Deer Hill Road between Thompson Road and Oak Hill Road, across from the BART station, in Lafayette, California.
The memorial is situated on a steep hill easily visible from the Lafayette BART station and Highway 24. The best way to experience the Memorial is to walk down the public sidewalk and take in the overwhelming expanse of the installation. On weekends, street parking is available nearby and at the BART station. |