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Highbridge World War I Memorial

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Dedicated:1923
Location:161st Street and Jerome Avenue
Description:Statue, pedestal with dedicatory plaque
Architect:Max Hausle
Materials:Bronze and Maine granite
Dimensions:H: 15'9" W: 8'8" D: 8'8"
Foundry:J.W. Fiske Iron Works
Donor:Highbridge Regular Democratic Club

Inscription

FOR GOD AND COUNTRY / IN HONOR OF THE BOYS OF / HIGHBRIDGE / WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY / AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO / MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE / IN THE WORLD WAR / 1917 1918 / KILLED IN ACTION / (LIST OF 21 NAMES) / ERECTED BY THE HIGHBRIDGE REGULAR / DEMOCRATIC CLUB / HON. WILLIAM J. FLYNN, CHAIRMAN / JOHN A. HARMS, SECRETARY / MAX HAUSLE, ARCHITECT/

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