On June 11, 1921, more than 30,000 people lined a parkway in northwest Minneapolis to commemorate lives lost in World War Ⅰ. In a stunning example of forward-thinking urban planning, the Park Board planted 568 Moline elm trees and placed markers - one for each Hennepin County soldier and nurse who died - along the three-mile route. Designated a state historic district in 2003, Victory Memorial Drive is part of the city's 40-mile Grand Rounds, which is in turn part of the Federal Highway Administration's National Scenic Byway Program. In 2004, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board released a master plan for preserving and improving the parkway. Two years later, the state legislature created a task force comprised of legislators, the state historical society, Minneapolis and Robbinsdale city councils, Hennepin County Board of Commissioners, residents, and the local veteran's organization to help refine and implement the plan. The state provided $2.7 million for the $6 million project; the county, $3.5 million.
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机译：1921年6月11日，为了纪念第一次世界大战中丧生的生命，三万多人在明尼阿波利斯西北部的一条大路旁排成一列。在具有前瞻性的城市规划中，一个令人赞叹的例子是，公园局在三英里的路线上种植了568棵莫林榆树，并在每一个死亡的汉纳平县士兵和护士身上贴了一个标记。胜利纪念大道（Victory Memorial Drive）在2003年被指定为州历史悠久的地区，是该市40英里大回合的一部分，而大回合又是美国联邦公路管理局的国家风景小路计划的一部分。 2004年，明尼阿波利斯公园和娱乐委员会发布了一项保护和改善公园道路的总体规划。两年后，州议会设立了一个工作队，由立法者，州历史学会，明尼阿波利斯和罗宾斯代尔市议会，亨内平县委员，居民以及当地老兵组织组成，以帮助完善和实施该计划。纽约州为600万美元的项目提供了270万美元；县，350万美元。
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