Thornton is proud to honor the service and sacrifice of our city's Veterans and first responders. The city's monuments and memorials often include artistic or sculptural elements, and are included here to support visitors who are wishing to learn more about these pieces.
Thornton's monuments and memorials include:
Thornton's monuments and memorials include:
- 5 sculptures
- 7 memorial benches
- 3 engraved monuments (one obelisk, one pillar, one stele),
- 1 park named in honor of a Veteran
- 6 honorary Veteran street name signs
- 1 street renamed in honor of a Veteran
- Ongoing Veterans Memorial Paver Program
Various community groups have contributed to these memorials and monuments, including the Northglenn American Legion Post #22, the Thornton VFW Post #7945, the Thornton Veterans Memorial Foundation, the Never Forgotten Foundation, the Citizen's Police Academy Alumni Association, the Thornton Arts, Sciences, and Humanities Council (TASHCO), the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), and countless others who provided financial support or in-kind donations of free or discounted labor, supplies, and expertise.
Across the United States, memorials and moments are considered "government speech" rather than public art, and their selection, purchase, placement, and maintenance are separate from public art.
