Veterans Memorial - Huntington, MA
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N 42° 14.043 W 072° 52.801
18T E 674931 N 4677938
A monument honoring its veterans in Huntington.
Waymark Code: WMD16B
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 11/05/2011
Views: 3
The western Massachusetts Town of Huntington has erected a monument to its veterans near the major intersection of U.S. Route 20 and state Route 112. The monument has a plaque attached a granite base. On top of the base is a bronze sculpture of an eagle. The plaque is inscribed:
IN MEMORIAM
ERECTED BY
THE CITIZENS OF THIS TOWN
IN HONOR OF
HER PATRIOTIC MEN AND WOMEN
WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY
IN TIME OF WAR
TO THE DEAD - A TRIBUTE
TO THE LIVING - A MEMORY
TO POSTERITY - AN EMBLEM OF LOYALTY
TO THE FLAG OF THEIR COUNTRY
1927
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: Huntington's Veterans
Marker Text:
IN MEMORIAM
ERECTED BY
THE CITIZENS OF THIS TOWN
IN HONOR OF
HER PATRIOTIC MEN AND WOMEN
WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY
IN TIME OF WAR
TO THE DEAD - A TRIBUTE
TO THE LIVING - A MEMORY
TO POSTERITY - AN EMBLEM OF LOYALTY
TO THE FLAG OF THEIR COUNTRY
1927
Date of dedication: 1927
Who Put it Here?: Town of Huntington
Description of Memorial:
Located in a conspicuous place on Route 20 near Route 112, the two major roads through Huntington. Memorial has an unusual, somewhat poetic, inscription.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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