Police Memorial Sculpture Plaza - Hamilton, OH
N 39° 23.846 W 084° 33.917
16S E 709654 N 4363709
Permanent memorial in front of Hamilton, Ohio's Police Headquarters.
Waymark Code: WM3TD5
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 05/15/2008
Views: 38
Memorial consists of a walled area with memorial paving stones. A plaque on one of the walls lists the police officers who have died in the line of duty. Most eye catching part of the memorial is the state of the officer holding his hand out to a young girl.
The following taken from The City of Sculpture website-http://www.cityofsculpture.org/sculpture.html
The Hamilton Police Department received a generous donation from Pat and Donna Carruthers for the construction of a Police Memorial Plaza. Their gracious donation enabled the police department to erect an everlasting memorial. The H.P.D. Memorial Plaza was unveiled on Friday, December 2, 2005. Project Coordinator Captain Joe Murray stated, The Protector is a dramatic and visible symbol of law enforcement at its best. This positive image is located at the Hamilton Police Department, 331 S. Front Street — for a memorial of Hamilton Police officers killed in the line-of-duty.” The original “PROTECTOR” was created for Chief Andrew Revering and the Anoka City Police Department in 1987. Chief Neil R. Ferdelman added, “It depicts a uniformed officer holding the hand of a small child, and symbolizes all that is honorable in our profession.” The Hamilton Police Department's bronze statue was customized by Brodin Studios Inc. and features an officer wearing a Hamilton Police uniform. The officer is holding the hand of a little girl. The Hamilton Police Department plans to add additional sculptures to the Memorial Plaza when funding becomes available.
Website pertaining to the memorial: [Web Link]
List if there are any visiting hours:
24 Hours a day/ 7 Days a week
Type of memorial: Plaque
Entrance fees (if it applies): Not listed
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