Denton County All-War Memorial - Denton TX
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N 33° 12.883 W 097° 07.997
14S E 673969 N 3676643
Located on the SW corner of the old County Courthouse in historic downtown Denton.
Waymark Code: WM1326E
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2020
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Discover Denton"A committee appointed by the DCHF devised a nationwide competition among artists to find the unique creation that would honor our veterans for generations to come. They chose the design of Mike Cunningham of Argyle from among more than 40 submitted and set Veteran’s Day 1995 as the groundbreaking date.
Cunningham finished his creation less than a year later. The 13x7x3-foot sculpture reflects the spirit of Denton. He chose materials used to build the courthouse back in 1896 for the memorial’s granite columns and limestone blocks. The bronze relief on the front depicts preparation for war, artistically rendering a biblical tradition where plows were melted and shaped into weapons. The relief also captures soldiers departing for war by train and then returning war-weary to civilian life. A granite panel in the center of the bronze relief names the six wars the monument commemorates. The completed sculpture was unveiled May 25, 1996 — Memorial Day."