100 Cities - 100 Memorials

A very interesting folk-art WWI memorial on the NW corner of the Leavenworth County Courthouse grounds in Leavenworth KS, dedicated to "Our Boys" who made the supreme sacrifice.

In gray granite is a relief scene modeled after the Iwo Jima Mon­ument sculpted by Felix George Weihs de Weldon. It depicts five Marines and one Navy corpsman thrusting an American flag into the ground on Mt. Suribachi. It is a monument to the Lenawee County soldiers who died in service in the Spanish-American War and WWI.

This park is named for WWI Pvt. Leon F. Abbott, who was killed in action near Chateau-Thierry, France, on July 13. 1918. In it is a granite boulder and bronze inscription plaque on one side, and a bronze cross and palm frond on the other, all surrounded by a wrought iron fence. It was dedicated in 1930.

Located in Greenlawn Cemetery

The Town Square is in the heart of Leonardtown, Maryland. The upper square is often referred to as the War Memorials Garden. In the center stands the World War I Memorial. The two-sided monument has four bronze plaques with the names of 27 St. Mary's County residents who lost their lives in the war.
The monument was dedicated on November 11, 1921, then known as Armistice Day. 1500 people attended the ceremony which included ex-servicemen, the Red Cross, mass, and a parade.

The monument was rededicated on Memorial Day, 1986 after it was vandalized and repaired.

This memorial consists of a uniformed World War I soldier in a charging position, going "over the top", standing atop a stone boulder. The soldier wears a helmet and holds his rifle on his proper right side, thrust forward at the ready.

The inscription reads: 

THIS STATUE ERECTED BY GRATEFUL PARENTS OF SOLDIER SONS IN HONOR OF THOSE LIVING AND DEAD WHO SERVED IN THE WORLD WAR.
This boulder from the foot of round top, Battlefield of Gettysburg

This is a life-size bronze statue of a WWI soldier with bowed head, holding a cross-shaped grave marker in bis right hand. Barbed wire and a helmet are at his feet. On the stone base are bronze plaques depicting allegorical figures of Peace. This was sculpted by John G. Hardy and was erected in 1923 in memory of the Marlborough cit­izens who died in WWI.

THIS MEMORIAL IS GRATEFULLY
BY THE PEOPLE OF
LEWIS COUNTY IN MEMORY OF
THOSE SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN
WHO DIED DURING TIME OF
CONFLICT. BECAUSE OF THE
SACRIFICE THESE CITIZEN
SOLDIERS MADE, WE ENJOY
THE ULTIMATE GIFT OF FREEDOM

DEDICATED MAY 31, 1993

This granite Cenotaph is in front of “The Sentinel” Doughboy statue
and bears the names of Lewis County, Washington citizens who made
The Supreme Sacrifice in the wars of our Republic.
Pictured here is just the World War 1 section.

Location: George Washington Park
East side of S. Pearl St. between W. Main St. & Centralia College Blvd./W. Locust St.
Centralia, Washington 98531

The inscription on this memorial reads:

"A TRIBUTE TO THE SOLDIERS, SAILORS AND MARINES OF LEXINGTON COUNTY WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR. 1917 - 1918"

The sides of the memorial list the names of the veterans who fought in World War I.

E.M. Viquesney sculpted this bronze figure of a WWI infantry­man advancing through the slumps and barbed wire of No Man's Land, while carrying a rifle and hand grenade. It was dedicated on June 10, 1923, as a gift of the Alumni Association of the Wentworth Military Academy. It honors the Wentworth cadets who died in WWI.

Plaque:
WORLD WAR II / AN EVERLASTING TRIBUTE / TO / BOWEN, FRANCIS N. --- LASALLE, WALTER F. / BYRNES, JOHN P. --- LYNCH, REV. LAWRENCE E. / CATALANO, EDWARD J. --- MAITEN, MEYER L. / CATALANO, VINCENT C. --- MANISCALCO, AUGUST / CLARK, MATTHEW J. --- MAZZIE, PATRICK J./ DE BLASIO, JOHN J. --- MCKINLEY, DAVID S. / DEVANEY, WILLIAM P. JR. --- MULCARE, ARTHUR V. / DIMINO, ALPHONSO --- PFOHLMAN, THOMAS G. / DUNNE, ELLSWORTH F. --- POLO, ALBERT J. / GLASSEN, JOSEPH A. --- RANDAZZO, JOHN J. / GROVE, KENNETH --- SOCHA, JOHN L. / INNUSE, MARON J. --- VALENTI, JAMES V. / JONES, ARTHUR J. --- VOLDO, ANGELO M. / KAHRS, WALTER J. JR. --- VIZZI, CHARLES / WHO SO GLORIOUSLY GAVE / THEIR LIVES SERVING / THEIR COUNTRY / 

Engraved in stone:
ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE / OF THIS COMMUNITY / IN HONOR OF THEIR / SONS AND DAUGHTERS / SERVING IN OUR / NATION'S ARMED FORCES / IN THE STRUGGLE FOR / FREEDOM AND JUSTICE / FOR ALL MANKIND / 1941-1945 /

Greek Temple monument with sculpture "Liberty in Distress"
http://www.atlanticcityexperience.org/10001-experience-the/prohibition-1920-1933/218-greek-temple-monument.html

In 1907, the city of Atlantic City joined with the famous New York architecture firm of Carrere & Hastings in a plan for a civic monument.  Delayed by US involvement in World War I, in 1919, the city decided the monument should be built in honor and memory of city residents who served in the war. 

Designed in the Greek tholos form, the circular structure reaches 124’ in diameter and features 16 Doric columns made of Indiana limestone.  Paving between the columns is bluestone & slate.  The monument’s frieze depicts the name of battles in which Atlantic City men fought.

There are four medallions (Army, Navy, Marines & Aviation) that alternate around the circumference of the frieze.  The battles in which Atlantic City men fought are inscribed upon the architrave. 

In the interior of the temple is a nine-foot bronze statue, “Liberty in Distress,” designed by Philadelphia sculptor, Frederick MacMonnies.  This sculpture was installed in July 1929.  It depicts victory over the enemy, but at the same time emphasizes the sorrows & sufferings of war.  It was mounted on a green Vermont marble pedestal. 

The monument was dedicated in 1923. 

Narrative adapted from "Greek Temple Monument," The Atlantic City Experience, Atlantic City Public Library; and "Atlantic City World War I Memorial, History & Setting," Hunter Resarch, Inc., 2008. 

Photos courtesy of:  NJ State Historic Preservation Office

B&W Photos courtesy of: Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) / National Parks Service

The Liberty Memorial was designed in the classical Egyptian Revialstyle of architecture with a limestoneexterior. The foundation was constructed using sawed granite, and the exterior ground level walls are made of Bedford stone. Further construction occurred in 2000 for expanded National World War I Museum. At night, the top of the 217-foot (66 m) tall memorial tower emits a "flame affect", steam illuminated by bright red and orange lights. This effect creates the illusion of a burning pyreand can be seen for some distance. Overall, the memorial rises 265 feet (81 m) above the surrounding area.

 The grounds were designed by George Kesslerwho rocketed to fame on the strength of his City Beautifuldesign for the Kansas City park and boulevard system. The road on the west side of the Memorial is Kessler Road.

The oldest building on the Capitol Complex, the Liberty Memorial Building was constructed from 1920-1924 as offices for state agencies. The elegant use of multiple types of stone and bronze in the Neo-classical style has inspired photographers to shoot wedding, family, and senior photos there for many years. The Memorial Building now houses the State Library providing knowledge, history, and tradition all in the same place.