Lidice Memorial
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frankhj
N 45° 41.641 W 090° 24.430
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Lidice Memorial, Sokol Park, Ash and Fifield Sts., Philips, WI
Waymark Code: WM22A0
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 08/23/2007
Views: 15
The Memorial was erected "In Memory of Lidice. A Village in Czechoslovakia". On June 10, 1942 the Village was razed to the ground by the Nazi Gestago. 173 men perished to avenge the murder of the sadistic "Protector" of occupied Czechoslovakia.
Many residents of Phillips had connections to the European town, since many of the family names of the dead were and are familiar throughout Price County - Horak, Moravec, Novotny, Podhora and Zeman.
As a result of the atrocity, the Phillips community, along with the ZCBJ/WFLA Lodge and Sokol members, organized, collected money, built and dedicated the Lidice Memorial at Sokol Park on Fifield Street in Phillips. The monument was dedicated in June 1944.
Street address:
Ash St.
Fifield St, Corner of
Phillips, Wi USA
54555
County / Borough / Parish: Price County
Year listed: 2006
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event
Periods of significance: 1942
Historic function: Recreation And Culture
Current function: Recreation And Culture
Privately owned?: no
Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2007 To: 12/31/2007
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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