The Veterans Memorial and Freedom Bell is built on Cardiff Hill Overlook, allowing a beautiful view of the Mississippi River.
Honoring all who served our nation at Cardiff Hill Overlook
The Hannibal Parks & Recreation Department and the Veterans Services Commission commissioned the Veterans Memorial and Freedom Bell monument to honor veterans.
The memorial, built in Cardiff Hill Overlook, allows a beautiful view of the Mississippi River. The pathway consists of memorial bricks which have the names of service members.
The memorial includes a bell from the U.S.S. Hannibal ship, which the U.S. Navy built in 1898. The craft was used in World Wars 1 and 2 and the Spanish-American War. The ship was decommissioned in 1944 and sunk off the coast of Virginia and made into a reef. Even though the ship was named after the general, not the city, the Navy sent the city of Hannibal the bell in the late 1940s.
