Worthington Ridge War Memorial - Berlin, CT
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Worthington Ridge War Monument is a multi-war memorial obelisk located in a plaza at 801 Worthington Ridge Berlin, CT.
Waymark Code: WMW8PR
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 07/25/2017
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A 40' by 8' square granite obelisk topped by an 18" by 36" by 18" bronze eagle with outspread wings is memorial to the men and women from Berlin, CT who served their country in times of war. The memorial was fabricated by the Fox-Becker Granite Company. The landscape architect was William F. Brooks and the sculptor was Charles Henry Niehaus. The monument was dedicated on November 11, 1920.
A bronze plaque on the east side of the obelisk contains the dedication:
1920
ERECTED BY THE TOWN OF BERLIN
IN HONOR OF
HER PATRIOTIC MEN AND WOMEN
WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY
IN TIME OF WAR
FOR THE DEAD - A TRIBUTE
FOR THE LIVING - A MEMORY
FOR POSTERITY - AN EMBLEM OF LOYALTY
TO THE FLAG OF THEIR COUNTRY
A plaque on the south side of the obelisk is inscribed:
THE
CIVIL WAR
1861-1865
A bronze plaque on the south side of the obelisk is inscribed:
THE
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
1898
A bronze plaque on the north side of the obelisk is inscribed:
THE
WORLD
WAR
1914-1918