Lest We Forget - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member flyingmoose
N 40° 16.024 W 076° 53.533
18T E 339106 N 4459117
Located at the edge of the Sunken Garden along North Front Street.
Waymark Code: WM17FTP
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 02/13/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
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This wonderful statue of a WWI doughboy charging with a rifle in his hands upon a boulder that was taken from the round top at Gettysburg National Military Park.

Plaque Text:
This statue erected by grateful parents of soldier sons in honor of those living and dead who served in the World War.

This boulder from the foot of round top, Battlefield of Gettysburg

Artist : John Hardy, sculptor
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 11/11/1922

Private or Public Monument?: Private

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Parents of soldiers

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America

Website for this Monument: [Web Link]

Physical Address of Monument:
1210 North Front Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania United States of America
17102


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