Soldiers and Sailors Memorial - Barre, Vermont
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Vermontish
N 44° 11.829 W 072° 30.078
18T E 699668 N 4896806
a/k/a "Youth Triumphant"
Waymark Code: WM7PKM
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 11/18/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
Views: 23
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Nothing specifically identifies this as a war memorial. There is but a hint as to its purpose in the inscription:

DEDICATED TO THE PATRIOTIC SPIRIT AND SACRIFICE OF OUR COUNTRY'S YOUTH

THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD AS
WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD
AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM
NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE
SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE
WILL REMEMBER THEM

One has to dig back in the record to learn that it was erected to commemorate those who fought in World War I; reportedly, over 12,000 people attended the dedication on Veterans' Day, 1924 (that's 25% more than the total 2000 population of the city).

The acoustics of the semicircular enclosure are interesting. If two people sit on opposite sides so that the statue blocks your view of each other, acoustics will "bounce" your voices so it sounds like you're sitting next to each other.

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 11/11/1924

Private or Public Monument?: Government

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: City of Barre

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America

Website for this Monument: [Web Link]

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Physical Address of Monument: Not listed
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