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Freedom Tree Marker

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Dedicated:1973
Location:Broadway, south of driveway entrance
Description:Plaque on plinth, set into ground
Materials:Bronze, granite
Dimensions:Plaque H: 7" W: 1'
Fabricator:A. Ottavino Corp.
Cast:ca. 1973

Inscription

THE FREEDOM TREE / WITH THE VISION OF UNIVERSAL FREEDOM / FOR ALL MANKIND / THIS TREE IS DEDICATED TO / THE MEN OF NEW YORK STATE / AND ALL / PRISONERS OF WAR / AND / MISSING IN ACTION / 1973

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