New London Cenotaph - New London, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 32° 14.353 W 094° 56.519
15S E 317031 N 3568606
Located on an island in the middle of Main Street in front of the school built after the explosion.
Waymark Code: WM11M2H
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/10/2019
Views: 2
Two 20-feet high, eight-sided columns support a cenotaph block which features twelve figures in relief, representing the victims of the 1937 New London school explosion. It is a monument to the greatest school disaster in U.S. history. (311 people died)
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Website for sculpture?: [Web Link]
Where is this sculpture?:
10705 Main St.
Overton, TX USA
75684
Sculptors Name: Donald Nelson
Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: Not listed
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