Gettysburg Peace Memorial - Gettysburg, PA
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N 39° 50.904 W 077° 14.611
18S E 308062 N 4413339
Some relief art on the Eternal Light Peace Memorial in Gettysburg, PA.
Waymark Code: WM6FDQ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/25/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Pensive Travellers
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"The Eternal Light Peace Memorial stands on the site of the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg. President F.D. Roosevelt dedicated the memorial on the 75th anniversary of the battle. The monument is a perpetual flame with an inscription reading "Peace Eternal in a Nation United"." (visit link)
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Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: 07/03/1938

Website for sculpture?: [Web Link]

Where is this sculpture?:
Gettysburg National Military Park
Oak Hill
Gettysburg, PA USA
17325


Sculptors Name: Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945, architect. Lawrie, Lee Oskar, 1877-1963, sculptor. George A. Fuller Company, contractor.

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