Abingdon Square

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Private Michael J. Lynch Flagstaff

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  • Location: West 12th Street, 8th Avenue, Hudson Street
  • Description: Tablet on flagstaff
  • Materials: Bronze
  • Dimensions: H: 4" W: 8"
  • Dedicated: December 10, 1933
  • Donor: Michael Lynch Post No. 831, Veterans of Foreign Wars
  • Inscription: THIS FLAG POLE / WAS DEDICATED BY THE / PVT. MICHAEL J. LYNCH / POST NO. 831 V.F.W. / DECEMBER 10, 1933 / IN MEMORY OF OUR / DEPARTED COMRADES/

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