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MuseumAfrican American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial

Permanent archive IDMOH-MUS-000145

Published addressWest 18th Street at Baynard Boulevard, Wilmington, Delaware, 19802, United States

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Status: Open to the public
Find the outdoor memorial in Brandywine/Todd Memorial Park near West 18th Street and Baynard Boulevard. Because the site is a public park rather than a staffed museum, visitors should check local park conditions, parking, accessibility, and event notices before travel.
The site is an outdoor public memorial without a staffed museum desk.
The Carney and Olive relationships describe bronze representations, not original medals or personal artifacts.
The map point is the published memorial geotag at Brandywine/Todd Memorial Park.
Use current Wilmington park and street information for parking and accessibility.

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African American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial

Archive ID: MOH-MUS-000145
Official website: Visit official site ↗
Published visitor status: Open to the public
Last source review: 2026-10-11
Medal of Honor connections: 3 displayed

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Visitor guidanceFind the outdoor memorial in Brandywine/Todd Memorial Park near West 18th Street and Baynard Boulevard. Because the site is a public park rather than a staffed museum, visitors should check local park conditions, parking, accessibility, and event notices before travel.

Historical descriptionThe African American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial occupies a public setting in Brandywine/Todd Memorial Park at West 18th Street and Baynard Boulevard. Commissioned in 1989 by Sgt. Wilson K. Smith with sculptor Charles Parks and dedicated in 1998, it combines recipient-name plaques with bronze figures that represent Civil War recipient William Harvey Carney and Vietnam War recipient Milton Lee Olive III.

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