Liberty Bridge Remnant - Fulton, MO
Posted by: YoSam.
N 38° 50.660 W 091° 56.870
15S E 591309 N 4300028
In the photo gallery, look at the artillery piece, and in the background (2008) the bridge is still standing and in full view.
Waymark Code: WMZ58H
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/11/2018
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County of memorial: Callaway County
Location of memorial: W. 2nd St. & US-54 near traffic circle, Memorial Park, Fulton
Dedicated: 1920; moved and re-dedicated November 11, 2011
Text on Plaque:
LIBERTY BRIDGE
Dedicated to the 900 soldiers,
sailors and Marines of Callaway
County Missouri who served their
country in the World War of
1914-1918
Erected by their grateful
Fellow citizens in the year 1920
"The City of Fulton dedicated the Liberty Bridge Monument at Memorial Park on Friday, November 11. The monument is a section of the old Liberty Bridge that was demolished to make way for the roundabout at Market and Second Streets. Mayor LeRoy Benton, members of the Historic Preservation Commission, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the American Legion all took part in the ceremony." ~ The City of Fulton