Columbine memorial is dedicated

A park near the high school where tragedy struck in 1999 is home to the memorial.

Sept. 24, 2007

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More than 1,000 attended the long-awaited dedication Friday of the memorial in Clement Park adjacent to Columbine High School, where 12 students and a teacher were killed on April 20, 1999. The sounds of fountains punctuated the stillness inside the memorial as the curious and the grieving looked at inscriptions remembering the 13 victims.
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FOLLOWUP: After the crowds and emotional ceremony of Friday's dedication of the circular memorial, Saturday was a quieter day at Clement Park, which adjoins Columbine High School. To read The Denver Post article, click here.

EARLIER: The park where a grieving community in Jefferson County, Colo., gathered after the Columbine High School shootings will fill again today as a memorial is dedicated to help the community heal and remember. The memorial, in a parking overlooking the high school, will offer visitors an alternative to the school grounds when they seek a place to "sit down and reflect with hope for a better future," Columbine principal Frank DeAngelis says.
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SIDEBAR: Communities once tucked away all signs of tragic events. But shrines can offer an outlet for families. Click here to read The Denver Post article.