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Location:
Smith, Carroll, and President Streets
Sculptor:
Eugene H. Morahan
Architect:
Gordon Pike
Description:
Stele on plinth on step; stele with bas-reliefs on north and south sides, and plaques on east and west sides
Materials:
Stele, plinth and step--granite; Bas-reliefs and plaques--bronze
Dimensions:
Total H: 18' W: 10'5" D: 8'6"; Bas-reliefs H: 10'10" W: 4' (approximate)
Cast:
1920
Dedicated:
June 1921
Donor:
Eighth Assembly District Memorial Committee
Inscription:
Side 1
THEY FACED THE PERILS
OF THE SEA AND THE
HIDDEN FOE
BENEATH THE
WAVES.
Side 2
THEY SOUGHT NO
GLORY BUT THEIR
COUNTRY'S GOOD
2 Honor Rolls entitled
DIED
IN THE
SERVICE OF
THEIR COUNTRY
Smith, Carroll, and President Streets
Sculptor:
Eugene H. Morahan
Architect:
Gordon Pike
Description:
Stele on plinth on step; stele with bas-reliefs on north and south sides, and plaques on east and west sides
Materials:
Stele, plinth and step--granite; Bas-reliefs and plaques--bronze
Dimensions:
Total H: 18' W: 10'5" D: 8'6"; Bas-reliefs H: 10'10" W: 4' (approximate)
Cast:
1920
Dedicated:
June 1921
Donor:
Eighth Assembly District Memorial Committee
Inscription:
Side 1
THEY FACED THE PERILS
OF THE SEA AND THE
HIDDEN FOE
BENEATH THE
WAVES.
Side 2
THEY SOUGHT NO
GLORY BUT THEIR
COUNTRY'S GOOD
2 Honor Rolls entitled
DIED
IN THE
SERVICE OF
THEIR COUNTRY
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