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The Meadow-25 acres of switchgrass, sesame grass, and bayberry shrubs just off Orchard Beach-is reminiscent of a mid-western prairie. The site was "created" by accident when topsoil was removed during the 1930s beach construction.

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  • Location: Bruckner Blvd, Eastchester, Hutchinson
  • Sculptor: Louis Saint-Lanne
  • Description: Standing male figure with plaque mounted on front of pedestal
  • Materials: Figure and pedestal--Indiana limestone; plaque--bronze
  • Cast: ca. 1932
  • Dedicated: 1932
  • Donor: Wife and children of Isaac L. Rice

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