The memorial at Kain Park dedicated to victims of alcohol-related accidents was rededicated in 2003, after the original memorial ran out of space to display the names of victims. This post marks a new category on York Town Square: Unsung/obscure county sites.' Posts on other memorials: Holocaust sculpture a York County must-see, Images capture hope for racial harmony and American War Mothers' gesture overlooked.
As excited visitors head to the paddleboats at Kain County Park, the memorial marking victims of alcohol-related accidents can be easily overlooked.
It shouldn't be. If all 54 names inscribed since 1980 were to die in one disaster, it would make international news. These victims mostly dying in vehicular accidents spread out over 28 years unfortunately create barely a stir... .
