Hines VA Hospital Memorial Fountain - Hines, IL
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N 41° 51.498 W 087° 50.473
16T E 430178 N 4634385
Fountain, with bronze statue of WWI soldier and child on rock pedestal with memorial plaque, in front of old hospital administration building.
Waymark Code: WM570D
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 11/21/2008
Views: 15
The fountain no longer operates.
Plaque inscription:
1930 - 1931
In honor of our sons, our husbands, our brothers and fathers who answered the call to arms in 1917 - 18, this memorial fountain is given to Edward Hines Jr. Memorial Hospital by the Cook County Council of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Inscribed faintly below
Designed by Leonard H. Grosse Executed by Frederick C. Hibbard
FYI Hibbard was a well known Chicago sculptor.
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1931
Private or Public Monument?: Private
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Cook County Council of the American Legion Auxiliary
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America
Physical Address of Monument:
Hines, IL
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Website for this Monument: Not listed
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