World War I Memorial - Paris, TX
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N 33° 39.691 W 095° 33.263
15S E 263145 N 3727553
Located just to the left of the U.S. Post Office on Lamar Ave.
Waymark Code: WM11DV0
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/04/2019
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Smithsonian Art Inventory"Full-length male nude figure sitting on a rectangular structure, looking down in grief. His right leg hangs over the front of the structure; his left leg is bent. His head is bent low. He leans on an object with his left hand. A loincloth is draped around his waist and he wears a headband in his hair. He holds a wreath in his right hand and an upside down torch in his left hand. The stone and metal sculpture rests on a stepped granite and brick base.
Plaque on base:
In Memoriam
To our Lamar County heroes
who made the supreme sacrifice in
1917 - The World War - 1918
Gift of J. J. Culbertson, 1925"
Two shield shaped plaques on the base list the names of those from the area who died in the war.
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1925
Private or Public Monument?: Other
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Gift of J. J. Culbertson
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America
Physical Address of Monument:
231 Lamar Ave.
Paris, TX USA
75460
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