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Location: W. MAIN STREET AND KEENER STREET

City: SYLVA

State: North Carolina

Zip Code: 28115

Type of Memorial: War Memorial Fountain

Year Dedicated: 1949

Access: Public

Wars Commemorated: WORLD WAR I AND WORLD WAR II

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THIS FOUNTAIN WAS PARTIALLY CONSTRUCTED IN 1920 TO HONOR WORLD WAR I VETERANS AND NEVER FINISHED ALTHOUGH THE MEMORIAL PLAQUE WAS PLACE AT THE TIME. AFTER WORLD WAR II THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY RAISED FUNDS TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT IN HONOR OF VETERANS OF BOTH WARS


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