Spirit of the American Doughboy - Bethel, CT
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N 41° 22.282 W 073° 24.672
18T E 632869 N 4581201
A monument featuring a copy of E.M. Viquesney's statue Spirit of the American Doughboy honors all of Bethel's war veterans. It is located in P.T. Barnum Square north of Greenwood Street in the center of Bethel, CT.
Waymark Code: WMWMWQ
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 09/19/2017
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A pressed copper version (copyright 1920) of E.M. Viquesney's "The Spirit of the American Doughboy" was installed in 1928 in he center of Bethel, CT. A 7' by 3' by 3' copper sculpture is placed on a 6' high by 30" square granite base. The sculpture depicts a World War I infantryman holding a grenade in his raised right hand and holding a rifle, horizontally, by his side in his left hand. At the back corners are a pair of tree stumps.
The front of the base is inscribed:
ERECTED BY
THE
COMMUNITY
ASSOCIATION
OF BETHEL
IN HONOR OF HER
WAR VETERANS
At the bottom of the base, in raise numbers, is the date:
1928
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: All War Veterans from Bethel, CT
Marker Text:
see long description
Date of dedication: 1928
Who Put it Here?: Community Association of Bethel
Description of Memorial:
This is an early copper version of the Spirit of the American Doughboy sculpture, copyright 1920. It depicts an American World War I soldier. However World War I is not mentioned and the plaque on the base dedicated the monument to all Bethel war veterans.
P.T. Barnum Square is named after the famous American showman and founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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