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 World War I Memorial - Peabody, MA Posted by:  neoc1
N 42° 31.568 W 070° 55.705
19T E 341612 N 4709996
An irregular octagonal granite World War I monument is located in front of the City Hall in Peabody, MA.
Waymark Code: WMH4YM
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/23/2013
Views: 6
An unusually shaped 5' high, eight-sided, granite memorial honors the citizens of Peabody who died during World War I. The memorial has the sculpture of a flame on top and inscriptions on four sides including the the last stanza of the poem In Flanders Fields. The memorial was designed by Rubin Silver and rests on a 6' square polished black granite base.
The six sided front face is inscribed:
1917 - 1918
{Seal of the City of Peabody}
WORLD WAR I
* * * * *
THE WAS TO END
ALL WARS
* * * * *
The south facing triangle is inscribed:
{Image of the Purple Heart}
PEABODY
WORLD WAR I CASUALTIES
BORIVIK, FEODOR
BURKE, JAMES M.
CONNELLY, EUGENE F.
DRISCOLL, DANIEL D.
DUNLAVEY, JOHN F.
DURKIN, JOHN J.
FARNSWORTH, FRANKLIN J.
HINGSTON, JOSEPH F.
HOURIHAN, JOHN J.
HOWLEY, CHARLES J.
HUTCHINSON, CHARLES S.
KEEFE, DANIEL F.
KOSRANIS, PETER
LOVE, LOUIS W.
MARTINACK, FRANK E.
The north triangle is inscribed:
{Image of the Purple Heart}
PEABODY
WORLD WAR I CASUALTIES
MCDONOUGH, PETER A.
NELSON, LEROY E.
NICKERSON, GEORGE L. JR.
O'DONNELL, WILLIAM H.
PALEOLOGOA, GREGORY
PRAMAS, WILLIAM A.
QUINLAN, WILLIAM I.
SAVAGE, CARROLL
THEODOSION, MICHAEL
TRACEY, ARTHUR F.
TRACEY, GEORGE F.
UVANOR, KSENOFONM
VAN NORDEN, HAROLD
WALSH, THOMAS F.
WARNER, DELMAR J.
The trapezoid on the back is inscribed:
GIFT FROM THE CITIZENS OF
PEABODY IN MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
NOVEMBER 11, 2001
TAKE UP OU QUARREL WITH THE FOE:
TO YOU FROM FALLING HANDS WE THROW
THE TORCH; BE YOURS TO HOLD IT HIGH.
IF YE BREAK FAITH WITH US WHO DIE
WE SHALL NOT SLEEP, THOUGH POPPIES GROW
IN FLANDERS FIELDS
IN FLANDERS FIELDS BY LT. COL. JOHN MCCRAY M.D.
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 11/10/2001
Private or Public Monument?: Government
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: City of Peabody, MA
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America
Physical Address of Monument:
Peabody City Hall
24 Lowell Street.
Peabody, MA United States
01960
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