We Are ... Marshall Football Team Memorial - Huntington, WV
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N 38° 25.476 W 082° 25.358
17S E 375817 N 4253885
Located on the west side of Marshall University's Joan C. Edwards Stadium
Waymark Code: WM6YD2
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/05/2009
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The bronze 17×23-foot (5×7-meter) statue was created by artist Burl Jones of Sissonville and cost $150,000. It is based upon ideas by John and Ann Krieger of Huntington. It was donated to the university by Marshall fans and is attached to the Joan C. Edwards Stadium on the west facade. It was unveiled to thousands only 90 minutes before the game with Miami University.
Dedication Plaque: " "We Are ... Marshall" Memorial Bronze presented to Marshall University on the Eleventh day of November in the year 2000 as a tribute to those lost on November 14, 1970.
This memorial will stand for all time as a symbol of community resilience and as a reminder of the awesome strength that can flow from a people united with a common bond. It represents the life, legecy and legend that is Marshall University Football.
This gift from our hearts has healed our hearts."
Other plaques list the dead and those that helped getting it done.
Disaster Date: 11/14/1970
Date of dedication: 11/11/2000
Memorial Sponsors: Memorial Bronze Committee
Disaster Type: Technological
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Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
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