The John F. Fleming Memorial, is a local memorial dedicated to all veterans of Rogue River, who paid the ultimate price for our freedoms. A beautiful memorial on a nice maintained green belt right on the Rogue River at exit 48 off of I-5 in Southern Oregon, in the City of Rogue River, adjacent to the Rogue River Visitors Center on the on Rogue River Highway.
There are few picnic tables and a few grills under lots of nice shade trees, against a backdrop of the tree lined water front of the river. Plenty of parking, and handicap accessible, this small park is very peaceful and serene.
There is also access to the water at several points and in nearby Coyote Evans Park (on the other side of the bridge) water craft ramp. This memorial park is quite busy with people coming and going throughout the day.
This is a great memorial that recognizes all veterans past to present day of the area, and should be treated with a certain reverence while there, as a great tribute to those who sacrificed everything…
As stated by a member of the Fleming family. The John F. Fleming Memorial Park is on land given to Jackson County by the Fleming family, in honor of John F. Fleming who at age 22 sacrificed all for his country when he was killed after serving only 4 months in Vietnam. John F. Fleming’s parents owned the Shell Service Station and Mobile Home Park plus the home on the land (part of which is now occupied by the park) until the great flood of 1964 when they lost everything. The flood was right before Christmas and Mr. Fleming and John put the tree and presents up on the third floor of the house as the family was forced to vacate the place. The water crested at a whopping 60 feet. Mr. Fleming and John had spent most of the morning and afternoon pulling out all the trailers that were parked there that were all owned by other people. It was nearly dark before the family left, with Mrs. Fleming packing all she could into the family car. A huge log jam went right though the kitchen and out the living room completely destroying the home. John went back after the water went down and took a ladder and crawled through the window to retrieve as many presents as he could find. John loved the placed and worked on his race cars as well as other people’s cars in the station’s garage which is exactly where the memorial is built. Today, John F. Fleming Memorial Park serves as a reminder of the great sacrifice that many American’s have paid in order for us to enjoy the freedom’s of everyday American life.
