WWI Memorial - Elmira, NY
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N 42° 05.366 W 076° 48.468
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This memorial is in Wisner Park next to several other memorials.
Waymark Code: WMQ07H
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 11/21/2015
Views: 2
"Bas-relief plaque mounted on a stele. Bas-relief depicts figures of a sitting soldier; a kneeling soldier holding a rifle in his extended proper right arm; and at center, another soldier sitting on ground with knees crossed and his proper right arm resting on knees holding an object. Above and behind the soldiers is an angel with large outstretched wings, holding a branch in proper left hand and a pointed down sword in proper right hand. An anchor is resting in one lower corner of the plaque and a cannon is in the other lower corner."
TITLE: (WWI Memorial)
ARTIST(S): manufactured by Gorham Manufacturing Company
DATE: Dedicated May 30, 1924
MEDIUM: Relief plaque: metal; Stele: stone
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NY000269
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Wisner Park Main Street Elmira New York
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
text on monument: "1914-1918 "What mean these stones?" in honor of the heroes of Chemung County who served in the World War and in memory of those who gave their lives"
There is a list of names in three columns.
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