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Location: 201 E CENTRAL STREET

City: HARLAN

State: Kentucky

Zip Code: 40831

Type of Memorial: Statues War or Military Related

Year Dedicated: 1930

Access: Public

Wars Commemorated: WORLD WAR II

Photograph By: TOM BOSSE


This statue is known as “The Spirit of the American Doughboy”, designed to honor the veterans and casualties of World War I. Mass produced during the 1920’s and 1930’s for communities throughout the United States. Its title is often shortened to “The Doughboy.”

SEE ALSO-HARLAN COUNTY WORLD WAR MEMORIAL PLAQUE


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