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Location: WASHINGTON'S HEADQUARTERS STATE HISTORIC SITE

City: NEWBURGH

State: New York

Zip Code: 12551

Type of Memorial: War Memorial Tower

Access: Public

Wars Commemorated: REVOLUTIONARY WAR

Photograph By: BILL COUGHLIN


THE “TOWER OF VICTORY” COMMEMORATES THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN AND THE PEACE THAT RESULTED. BRONZE STATUES OF CONTINENTAL SOLDIERS APPEAR ON THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE MEMORIAL, WHILE A STATUE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON STANDS IN THE CENTER A PLAQUE DISBANDING THE CONTINENTAL ARMY CAN BEEN SEEN IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THE MEMORIAL.
SEE ALSO-TOWER OF VICTORY WAR MEMORIAL GEN. GEORGE WASHINGTON STATUE
SEE ALSO-TOWER OF VICTORY WAR MEMORIAL DISBANDMENT OF THE ARMIES PLAQUE


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