Woodbine Statue of Liberty WWII Memorial - Woodbine, Iowa - World War II Memorials / Monuments on Waymarking.com

A plaque - listing the veterans of Woodbine who died in World War II is attached to the plinth of the statue. The brass plaque reads:

IN MEMORY OF

Ellison, Melvin I.
Evans, G. Harold
Guyette, Max Homer
Haberberger, L. J.
Hill, Jack William
Matthews, William H.
Mefferd, Eugene
Peterson, Charles W.
Shipman, Fred H.
Waters, James M.

WORLD WAR II

(Additional name on a separate plaque)
Isom, Lyman Leroy

This 40th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America Statue of Liberty is located on the east side of the Woodbine Public Library. The pedestal is star-shaped with landscaping around it. The plaque reads:

With the faith and courage of their forefathers who made possible the freedom of these United States.

The Boy Scouts of America

Dedicate this replica of the Statute of Liberty as a pledge of everlasting fidelity and loyalty.

40th Anniversary Crusade to strengthen the arm of Liberty
1950

From Wikipedia:
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"The Boy Scouts of America celebrated their fortieth anniversary in 1950 with the theme of "Strengthen the Arm of Liberty". Between 1949 and 1952, approximately two hundred 100-inch (2.5 m) replicas of the statue, made of stamped copper, were purchased by Boy Scout troops and donated in 39 states in the U.S. and several of its possessions and territories. The project was the brainchild of Kansas City businessman J.P. Whitaker, who was then Scout Commissioner of the Kansas City Area Council. The copper statues were manufactured by Friedley-Voshardt Co. (Chicago, Illinois) and purchased through the Kansas City Boy Scout office by those wanting one. The statues are approximately 8 1/2 feet (2.6 m) tall without the base, are constructed of sheet copper, weigh 290 pounds (130 kg), and originally cost $350 plus freight. The mass-produced statues are not great art nor meticulously accurate (a conservator notes that "her face isn't as mature as the real Liberty. It's rounder and more like a little girl's"), but they are cherished, particularly since 9/11. Many have been lost or destroyed, but preservationists have been able to account for about a hundred of them, and BSA Troop 101 of Cheyenne, Wyoming, has collected photographs of over 100 of them."

Date of Dedication: 01/01/1950 Property Permission: Public Access instructions: At the Public Library - park and walk Location of waymark: 58 5th Street Woodbine, IA USA 51579 Commemoration: Soldiers of Woodbine who died in WWII Access times: Not listed Website for Waymark: Not listed

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