Milton to Open Freedom Park on Veterans Day

Milton opens Freedom Park on an appropriate day, Veterans Day. The city will take the time to honor veterans during the ceremony.

The Parks and Recreation Department will host a ribbon cutting and opening ceremony Monday, Nov. 11 at 10:45 a.m. for Freedom Park, located at the corner of Deerfield Parkway and Webb Road, according to a news release from Milton Communications Director Jason Wright.

Immediately after the ribbon cutting, local veterans will raise nine flags representing the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, POW/MIA, the state of Georgia, the United States and the City of Milton.  

Remarks from Rep. Tom Price and Milton’s elected officials, included Mayor Pro Tem Bill Lusk, a Vietnam veteran, will follow the flag raising.

“Opening Freedom Park on Veterans Day is an appropriate tribute to our veterans, for it has been the veterans who have ensured our freedom for the last 234 years,” said Lusk. “I encourage our residents, especially our veterans, to help us celebrate this momentous occasion.”

Lusk is responsible for the installation of flags along Deerfield Parkway and in Crabapple engraved with the names of fallen veterans.

The park will act as an exercise center for the runners, cyclists and walkers on Deerfield Parkway and host the city's patriotic events. It features a .15 mile trail and equipment for sit ups and body curls, a cardio walker, and rowing and elliptical machines.

Freedom Park is a short walk from Milton City Hall – and many neighborhoods along Deerfield Parkway and connecting streets.

Milton City Hall will be closed for the holiday. It will reopen Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 8:30 a.m.