World War 1 Memorial Clock Tower - Detroit, MI
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N 42° 24.823 W 083° 08.284
17T E 324077 N 4697927
Located as the architectural center point of U of D Mercy - McNichols Campus, this clock tower was built as a memorial to U of D students lost in the "great war".
Waymark Code: WMCCZZ
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 08/23/2011
Views: 5
The main campus is located on the southeast corner of McNichols and Livernois, at 4001 West McNichols; it opened in 1952 and is marked architecturally by the University Clock Tower, a structure built as a memorial to U of D students lost in World War I.
Access the campus via the McNichols entrance. You can't miss this grand tower. As you walk up to the base, you will see, etched in stone at the base:
"TO THE UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MEN WHO DIED IN THE WORLD WAR 1914-18
OUR HONORED DEAD
JOHN DesCHAMPS – CHARLES HARRISON – LOUIS
MANS – EDWARD J BURNS – THOMAS G KENNEDY
ALFRED FULLER – ROGER S MCNAMARA – JAMES
WILLIAMS – LIONEL ESLIN – RUSSEL McBREARTY
WILLIAM J WILKINSON – THOMAS ABERY
FROM RELATIVES, ALUMNI & STUDENTS"
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1952
Private or Public Monument?: Other
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: U of D Mercy
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America
Website for this Monument: [Web Link]
Physical Address of Monument:
4001 W McNichols
Detroit, Mi USA
48221
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