Bristol World War I Memorial - Briston, CT
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N 41° 40.177 W 072° 55.908
18T E 672170 N 4615161
The Bristol World War I Memorial is located at Memorial Boulevard Park on the north side of Memorial Boulevard in Bristol, CT.
Waymark Code: WMTK3C
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 12/02/2016
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The Bristol World War I Memorial consists of an upright rectangular stone with a rounded top and a bronze plaque. The monument is set in front of a large pin-oak tree, at the north end of a short paved path which is flanked by a pair of stone benches.
The plaque has a relief sculpture of an eagle, facing right, with its wings spread and the inscription:
THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED TO
HONOR THOSE SOLDIERS FROM BRISTOL,
CONNECTICUT WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
DURING WORLD WAR I. A PIN-OAK
TREE HAS BEEN PLANTED ALONG THE
MEMORIAL BOULEVARD, WHICH WAS
DONATED TO THE CITY OF BRISTOL
BY ALBERT F. ROCKWELL, IN MEMORIAM
FOR EACH SOLDIER WHO MADE
THE SUPREME SACRIFICE. THIS
COMMEMORATIVE TREE WAS PLANTED
ON NOVEMBER 11, VETERANS DAY, 1968.
BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS
MAYOR HENRY J. WOJTUSIK, CHAIRMAN
JOSEPH J. RILEY, JR.,VICE CHAIRMAN AND SUPERINTENDENT
EDWIN N. DECKER, SECRETARY
HERBERT L. KERN MICHAEL W. BANNAN, JR.
CHESTER G. MERROW PERRY J. SPINELLI