Lincoln Plaque - Westfield, MA
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A Lincoln plaque in Stanley Park in Westfield.
Waymark Code: WMC1VV
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 07/15/2011
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Near the rose garden in Stanley Park there is a plaque depicting bas relief profile bust of Lincoln and a quote from his Gettysburg Address. The plaque is inscribed:
.. and that the government
of the people
for the people
and by the people shall not perish
from the earth.
- Abraham Lincoln
Dedicated July 1952
to
Frank Stanley Beveridge
and
Stanley Park
From
The Springfield Rail-Splitters
Springfield Illinois Branch
Ruth Worley - Manager
Stanley Park is a beautifully maintained park in Westfield. It was endowed to the City of Westfield by Frank Stanley Beveridge founder of Stanley Home Products. It's managed by a Board of Directors
Location Type: Statue/Bust/Portrait
Property Type: Public
Date of Event: July 1952
Location Notes:
Stanley Park is open to the public from 7:00 am until dusk daily (1/2 hour before sunset), from the First Saturday in May to the last Sunday in November.
Pedestrians can enter the park all year round.
There is no admission charge to the Park.
Address:
400 Western Avenue
Westfield, MA 01085
URL for Additional Information: [Web Link]
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