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 Lest We Forget - Liberty, Mo Posted by:  iconions
N 39° 14.789 W 094° 25.212
15S E 377447 N 4345090
This grey granite scuplture is located on the west side of the Clay County Courthouse - 10 E Kansas in Liberty, Mo.
Waymark Code: WMW04X
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/19/2017
Views: 1
Dimensions: Figure: approx. 6 ft. x 18 in. x 18 in.; Base: approx. W. 5 ft. x L. 5 ft.
Inscription: (On front of shaft:) LEST WE FORGET/IN MEMORY/OF THE/HEROIC ACHIEVEMENTS/OF/CLAY COUNTY MEN/IN THE/WORLD WAR/1917-1918 unsigned
Description: Full-length figure of a World War I doughboy standing at attention on top of a shaft. Soldier wears uniform of a tunic, helmet, ammunition belt, and leggings. He stands with arms at sides and proper right hand holding a rifle with its stock on the ground next to proper right foot. There is an inscription below soldier. The shaft sits on a square rusticated stone base.
Remarks: IAS files contain excerpt from Clay County Missouri Souvenir (pg. 147-148) which discusses dedication of the statue; and Liberty Tribune-News (May 1921). The cost of the monument was $3,000; with contributions from the State ($1,000), Clay County Court ($1,000), City of Liberty ($1,000) and Liberty Commercial Club ($500). The memorial was unveiled May 30, 1921 on the grounds of the Old Courthouse. It was moved in 1934, when the courthouse was razed, as part of a Works Progress Administration project.
- Smithsonian Outdoor Sculpture Inventory Website
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Lest We Forget
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: unknown
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: unknown
Materials used: Bronze Statue on red Granite base
Location: west side of the Clay County Courthouse - 10 E Kansas in Liberty, Mo.
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