Flame of Freedom - Cartersville, GA - Commercial Commemorations on Waymarking.com

County of commemoration: Bartow County
Location of memorial: Cherokee Ave. side, courthouse lawn, Cartersville
Erected by: The American Legion: Date erected: March 15, 1969

Commemoration text:

"Flame of Freedom" Presented by the American Legion in commemoration of it's 50th anniversary and dedicated to all those that served the cause and freedom in the Armed Forces of the United States.

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The original FLAME OF FREEDOM was erected in St. Louis Missouri on the spot where the American Legion was founded [see gallery], it still burns today. The National American Legion encouraged each state, and maybe locals to follow suit and commemorate the 50th Anniversary with courthouse additions of the Flame of Freedom.

A similar one erected in Atlanta, GA during the same celebration called also the Flame of Freedom
And also in Wichita Falls, TX

Anniversary Year: 1969 Year of Event, Organization or Occurance: 1919 Address: Cherokee Ave. Courthouse lawn Cartersville, GA USA Website: Not listed

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