World War I Memorial - Milton Center - Milton, MA - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

In Milton, along Canton Avenue, is the a World War I for those who served in the war.

The monument is located along the driveway to the Milton Town Hall, between the road and the First Congregational Church, east of the Milton Common.

The monument has a plaza around it, tall bushes behind it and low bushes in front. Benches flank the monument. The monument is a stone pillar with a bronze figure of a man, with his arm raised, bearing a torch. The man is draped in a loose sheet that extends over the stone behind him.

On the front of the stone pillar is the following text:

"1917 [Wreath] 1918
To You from Failing Hands
We Throw the Torch
Be Yours to Hold It High"

On each side are names of those who served and died.

The text in the front is from a poem, "Flanders Field," by "John McCrea." The statue was created by Daniel Chester French, who also designed the Lincoln Memorial statue in Washington, DC.

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National Register of Historic PLaces, Milton Centre Historic District Nomination:
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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1925 Private or Public Monument?: Government Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Town of Milton Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: Canton Avenue Milton, MA United States of America 02163 Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes

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