General George C. Marshall Monument - Lexington, VA
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N 37° 47.442 W 079° 26.165
17S E 637701 N 4183744
General Marshall standing on the parade grounds at VMI
Waymark Code: WM8JQ1
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 04/11/2010
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Official Description: Standing figure of General Marshall at the age of 64 wearing a World War II era army uniform with five-star insignia.
Inscriptions:
GEORGE C. MARSHALL
V.M.I. CLASS OF 1901
A. Bozzano
Located at the edge of the parade grounds closest to the barracks with other monuments.
TITLE: General George C. Marshall Monument
ARTIST(S): Augusto Bozzano
DATE: Dedicated Nov. 11, 1978.
MEDIUM: Figure: bronze; Base: Santo Tomas stone
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 55140003
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Virginia Military Institute
Across from Marshall Arch of Barracks on Parade Grounds
Lexington, Virginia 24450
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted
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