World War I Monument - Augusta, Georgia
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DougK
N 33° 28.474 W 081° 58.194
17S E 409882 N 3704320
This tall monument stands on the Greene Street median strip, between 10th Street and James Brown Boulevard.
Waymark Code: WMKRVJ
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/24/2014
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From the Smithsonian AIC Description:
Granite shaft capped with an eagle with wings spread sitting on a sphere. The top portion of the shaft is encircled with reliefs of stars on a fluted field. The bottom of the shaft features a relief of a torch and is encircled with reliefs of flowers. The shaft sits on a platform with stairs at both the front and rear.
An inscription etched into the cylindrical base reads:
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TO HONOR
THE MEN OF RICHMOND COUNTY,
OF EVERY CREED AND COLOR,
WHO SERVED AT THEIR COUNTRY'S CALL,
THAT AGGRESSION AND LAWLESS FORCE
SHOULD NOT DOMINATE THE WORLD.
1917 WORLD WAR 1918
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The sculpture can be seen in
Google Street View.
TITLE: World War I Monument
ARTIST(S): sculptor : Unknown
DATE: Copyrighted 1940. Dedicated 1940
MEDIUM: Shaft: granite; Base: granite
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS GA000042
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located 900 block of Greene Street on median
Augusta, Georgia 30904
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None Noted
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