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Mercy Park is a 16-acre park in Joplin, Missouri, built on land donated by Mercy Hospital Joplin. [1] It was created as a result of the recovery efforts following the May 2011 tornado on what was the hospital's original site. [2] It sits adjacent to the new Mercy Chapel Park and reconstructed Cunningham Park; the area is known as "ground zero" for the tornado touchdown and heaviest of storm damage. [ citation needed ]
The park holds restrooms, two shelters, picnic tables, a pond and fountain, a mural, and some trails. [3] A sculpture walk was incorporated in 2018 as part of a private community-driven fundraising effort.[ citation needed ] The park was funded as part of a large Federal Community Development Block Grant awarded to the city after the disaster. [ citation needed ] In 2018, a vigil was held here for the Disappearance of Sarah Burton. [4]
