CHELSEA PARK WORLD WAR I MEMORIAL CLOSE-UP
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Listing Details
Type of Memorial: Statues War or Military Related
Year Dedicated: 1921
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: WORLD WAR I
Photograph By: MIKE LIANTONIO
Submitted By: MIKE LIANTONIO
THIS MEMORIAL CONSIST OF A 14 FOOT TALL BRONZE “DOUGHBOY” SOLDIER. HE HOLDS A RIFLE, AND HAS A FLAG DRAPED OVER HIS SHOULDER, AND IS DEPICTED AS IF IN THE MIDST OF BATTLE. AT THE TIME OF ITS DEDICATION THIS MEMORIAL WAS PLACED IN THE HEART OF A WORKING-CLASS TENEMENT DISTRICT. IT WAS DEDICATED TO THE MEN FROM THE CHELSEA NEIGHBORHOOD WHO FOUGHT AND DIED IN WORLD WAR I.
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