An interpretive sign on the Miller Creek Trail explains that in 1921 the Seattle Garden Club transformed a red-brick farm road into Des Moines Memorial Drive, planting more than 1,400 American Elm trees from South Park Bridge to the Des Moines Marina to honor Washington State's WWI fallen. The sign notes ongoing efforts to replant disease-resistant elms and is sponsored by the City of Burien and the Des Moines Memorial Drive Preservation Association.Open full document
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An interpretive sign on the Miller Creek Trail explains that in 1921 the Seattle Garden Club transformed a red-brick farm road into Des Moines Memorial Drive, planting more than 1,400 American Elm trees from South Park Bridge to the Des Moines Marina to honor Washington State’s WWI fallen. The sign notes ongoing efforts to replant disease-resistant elms and is sponsored by the City of Burien and the Des Moines Memorial Drive Preservation Association.
