Green Hill Park
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Green Hill Park is a large public park in Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....

. The largest in the city, the park covers over 480 acres (1.9 km²). It is home to the Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans' Memorial, which honors veterans of the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...

 from Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

. The Memorial was opened in June 2002. It is home to the Green Hill Park Shelter
Green Hill Park Shelter
Green Hill Park Shelter is an historic shelter on Green Hill Parkway in Worcester, Massachusetts.It was built in 1910 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980....

, an historic building on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

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