Kissena Park

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Kissena Park World War I Monument

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Location: Southwest end of lake on knoll
Sculptor: Anthony V. Grand
Description: Boulder with incised inscription
Materials: Natural boulder
Dimensions: H: 3 ½' W: 6' D: 5' (overall)
Dedicated: 1921
Donor: Gift
Inscription: MEMORIAL KNOLL / TO THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/
IN THE WORLD WAR / ERECTED / 1921/

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