Bartel-Pritchard Square

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Bartel-Pritchard Circle War Memorial

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Location: Prospect Park West and Prospect Park Southwest
Architect: Allen Blaustein
Description: Stele
Materials: Black granite (polished), inscription--gold leaf
Dimensions: H: 8'1" W: 4'11¾" D: 1'5¼"
Cast: ca. 1965
Dedicated: 1965
Donor: Patrick J. Devaney Post No. 964, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Inscription: South Nide::
[VFW symbol] / IN MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF THIS COMMUNITY WHO / HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES / IN WARTIME SERVICE/ TO THEIR COUNTRY/ ERECTED BY / PATRICK J. DEVANEY POST #964 / V.F.W. OF U.S. / 1965 /

North Side:
[VFW symbol] / FOR VALOR / AND / SACRIFICE / 1965 /

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