World War I Memorial - Tavares, FL - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

The memorial consists of a copper statue of a life-size World War I doughboy who appears to be climbing up a hill with his right foot forward. He holds his bayoneted rifle horizontally in both hands with the butt of the rifle against his right side. The sculpture is mounted atop a rectangular stone plinth.

The following text is engraved on the plinth:

Erected By
The People of Lake Co.
In Memory Of Her Soldiers And Sailors
Nov. 11, AD 1924

On the base of the statue is the following maker's information: "Manufactured by Mullins Body Corporation, Salem, Ohio, U.S.A.

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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 11/11/1924 Private or Public Monument?: Government Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Lake County, Florida Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: 317 W Main Street Tavares, FL USA 32778 Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes

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