OSU Cowboys Basketball Team Crash - Strasburg, CO
Posted by: Outspoken1
N 39° 44.825 W 104° 14.836
13S E 564489 N 4399957
Touching memorial to the ten who lost their lives returning to Oklahoma from a basketball game in Denver
Waymark Code: WM9KFD
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 08/29/2010
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This memorial is quite easy to find as signs through Strasburg guide you to the field. The rancher who owns the property donated it for the memorial. The area is flat and wind-swept and would in inaccessible during winter storms.
The stone reads:
"WE WILL REMEMBER"
This memorial is dedicated in memory of the Ten loved ones who and friends of Oklahoma State University who perished in an airplane crash at approximately 5:37 p.m. on January 27, 2001, 1.032 feet from this location.
Dedicated August 25, 2001
Mementos are attached to the fence by visitors. The memorial is in excellent condition. The actual crash site is a short walk west at N39° 44.824, W104° 15.054. There is ample parking in a graveled lot adjacent to the memorial.
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