Highbridge Park
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Gus Stanley Memorial
Dedicated: | Rededicated 1953 |
Location: | 180th Street and Amsterdam Avenue |
Description: | Tablet on plinth |
Materials: | Bronze, Barre granite |
Donor: | Gift |
Inscription
THE GUS STANLEY MEMORIAL/THESE TWO TREES PLANTED AND DEDICATED / BY THEIR FRIENDS AND
NEIGHBORS / TO THE MEMORY OF / THE FOLLOWING MEN OF 180 STREET
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR II
WOODWARD W. CRAWFORD MILTON G. STATHIS/
COSTAS LEKANIDES ANDREW G. SUMAKIS/
OLIVER LEON CHARLES WEINSTEIN/
STEPHEN OLANCIN EDWARD S. SCHMELZER JR./
VITO A. SCARINGI JOHN WILLIAMS/
SIZE:TABLET: 1'H X 1'8", PLINTH 1'5"H X 2'1"W X 2 1/2"D
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