Have you heard of the French Gratitude Train that France gave the United States after World War II for their assistance during the war? I had not either, until I visited the park. It is by the Korean and Vietnam Veterans War Memorial and the board bridge and overlook.
The plaque at the train exhibit reads: 'The 'forty and eight' boxcar from the French 'Merci' train was presented to Washington State in 1949 from the citizens of France as an expression of gratitude for food, fuel and clothing donated to the needy people in war-ravaged France and Italy during WWII.'
The surrounding industry is overlooked when you are in the park; it takes you to a quieter place.
Like to put on performances? There's an outdoor ampitheatre there on the water and a one-mile jogging trail with exercise stations along the way. I can imagine my grandchildren putting on a show for us there, as they sing 1940's - 1960's songs they learned in a school musical review.