Lion Spout- Memorial Drinking Fountain - Ozark, MO
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YoSam.
N 37° 01.228 W 093° 12.285
15S E 481787 N 4097162
American Legion though that as they quenched your thirst you could remember why it was there.
Waymark Code: WMN8QN
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 01/20/2015
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County of memorial: Christian County
Location of monument: N. 2nd Ave. side, courthouse lawn sidewalk, Ozark
Monument erected by: Graham Wasson Post 327, American Legion
Monument erected in 1931
"The American Legion Post No. 327 was organized and received its charter in 1920 with R. Neil Gray as Commander. There were fifteen charter members. The post was named the Graham-Wasson Post in honor of two local men who were killed in service during World War I, J. A. Graham and Lowell Wasson. An Auxiliary to the Legion was organized in 1931 with seventeen charter members. Mrs. Charles Roper was the first president. The Legion and Auxiliary have participated in many civic undertakings such as improved school facilities, aid for dependent children, and supplying insulin for diabetic persons. Their independent projects have included obtaining from the War Department a World War I cannon and mounting it on the courthouse lawn, and erecting, also in the courtyard, a memorial drinking fountain." ~ The Cosmopolitan Club; a member of Missouri Federation of Women's Clubs