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Flushing World War Memorial

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Location: 149th Street and Bayside Avenue
Description: Stele and exedra with plaque
Materials: Granite, bronze
Dimensions: Stele and exedra H: 15' W: 27' D: 11'; Plaque H: 3'6" W: 2'4"
Cast: ca. 1935
Dedicated: 1935
Foundry: John Polachek Bronze and Iron Company
Fabricator: Modern Art Foundry (replacement plaque)
Inscription: Stele:
IN MEMORIAM /---/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO / MAN THAN THIS THAT / A MAN LAY DOWN HIS / LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS / ST. JOHN XV, 13 /

Plaque:
MEMORIAL / FIELD /---/ 1917 --- THE WORLD WAR --- 1918 /---/ DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF / FLUSHING'S HEROIC DEAD / [70 names] /

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