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Rockaway Women Veterans Monument
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| Artist: | Eileen Barry |
| Dedicated: | September 24, 1989 - unauth. work |
| Location: | Beach 94th and Rockaway Beach Boulevard, center mall, north side |
| Description: | Figure on pedestal |
| Materials: | Bronze, granite |
| Dimensions: | figure h 7'6" x w 2'1½" x d 3'½"; pedestal h 5'8" x w 4'7" x d 5'4" |
| Foundry: | Joel Meisner Foundry, Farmingdale, NY |
| Donor: | Daniel M. O'Connell Post No. 272, American Legion |
| Cast: | 1989 |
Inscription
Plaque:[American Legion Insiginia] / WOMEN VETERANS MONUMENT / DEDICATED BY THE / DANIEL M. O'CONNELL POST NO. 272 / AMERICAN LEGION AND FRIENDS, / SEPTEMBER 24, 1989 / IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF ALL / THOSE WOMEN WHO SERVED THEIR / COUNTRY IN TIME OF CONFLICT / THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTRY'S / GLORIOUS HISTORY. / "FOR GOD AND COUNTRY" /
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