Chappetto Square

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Peter Chappetto Flagstaff

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  • Tablet attached to base of flagstaff
  • Tablet attached to base of flagstaff
  • Location: Hoyt Ave, 21st and 23rd Streets, Astoria
  • Description: Tablet attached to base of flagstaff
  • Materials: Bronze, cast stone
  • Dimensions: Tablet H: 8" W: 10"; Base H: 48" W: 27" D: 27"
  • Dedicated: 1949
  • Donor: Friends
  • Inscription: PETER CHAPPETTO / MEMORIAL SQUARE / DEDICATED TO / A GREAT SPORTSMAN / WHO LOVED / GOD AND HIS FELLOW MEN / AND WHO MADE THE SUPREME / SACRIFICE FOR HIS COUNTRY / ERECTED BY HIS FRIENDS NOV. 11, 1949. /

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