Mercy Park is a 16-acre park in

Joplin, Missouri Joplin is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, Jasper and Newton County, Missouri, Newton counties in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Missouri. The bulk of the city is in Jasper County, while the southern portion is in Newton County. J ...

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Mercy Hospital Joplin Mercy Hospital Joplin, formerly known as St. John's Regional Medical Center, is a hospital in Joplin, Missouri, Joplin, Missouri, United States, USA. The hospital is famous for suffering devastating damage in the 2011 Joplin tornado. The original s ...

. It was created as a result of the recovery efforts following the May 2011 tornado on what was the hospital's original site. 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. The park holds restrooms, two shelters, picnic tables, a pond and fountain, a mural, and some trails. A sculpture walk was incorporated in 2018 as part of a private community-driven fundraising effort. The park was funded as part of a large Federal Community Development Block Grant awarded to the city after the disaster. Mercy-Park-13

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