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.
Support the Memorial
The Lafayette Hillside Memorial is a unique and meaningful landmark. It belongs to all of us. We welcome and greatly appreciate your contributions to this special place whether it is making a monetary contribution or volunteering your time to maintain the hillside. Donations to the memorial are used for maintenance of the physical site including repair, reinforcement, and replacement of memorial markers as well as necessary vegetation management. Please consider a donation - any amount is appreciated.
Experience the Memorial
The Hillside Memorial is an impactful, beautiful site for contemplation, for acknowledgement, for appreciation, most importantly, for encouragement - to "Remember". When visiting the site, please stay at the bottom of the hillside to best appreciate the expanse of the installation and for protection of the integrity of the markers and personal safety.
Aside from visiting the physical site, we invite you to experience the Hillside Memorial by listening to commemorative music and reading evocative poetry inspired by the site and all whom it seeks to remember and honor.
Aside from visiting the physical site, we invite you to experience the Hillside 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
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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. Please use the crosswalks |
