The Veterans War Memorial Tower on Mount Greylock in Adams honors those who died in combat during World War I. (Gillian Jones/The Berkshire Eagle/AP/file)

Massachusetts’ Mount Greylock added to national World War I memorial registry 

By Katie Camero
via the Boston Globe newspaper web site

A shining light atop Mount Greylock, the state’s highest peak, the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Tower has achieved a new lofty status.

The 93-foot tall monument, whose illuminated beacon is visible from three states, has been designated as a World War I Centennial Memorial by the US World War One Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum & Library in Chicago.

The tower is one of 100 memorials chosen nationally to commemorate the 100th anniversary of America’s involvement in the “Great War.” Memorials in Harvard, Springfield, Wellesley, and Worcester were also selected, according to the commission’s website.

Colonel Jennifer Pritzker, founder of the museum, joined state officials on Thursday to unveil a plaque at the memorial at Mount Greylock State Reservation in Adams. The site is run by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation.

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