Hawkins Park

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City Island World War Memorial

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Location: City Island Avenue and Hawkins Street
Description: Plaque on stele
Materials: Bronze, granite
Dimensions: H: 51" W: 25 ½" D: 1"d
Donor: Women's Auxiliary of Leonard H. Hawkins Post No. 156, American Legion
Inscription: IN HONOR OF THE / BOYS OF CITY ISLAND / WHO SERVED IN THE WORLD WAR / [104 names] / AND IN MEMORY OF / LEONARD H. HAWKINS / WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY / THIS TABLET DEDICATED BY THE PEOPLE / OF CITY ISLAND AND ERECTED BY THE / WOMEN'S AUXILIARY OF LEONARD H. HAWKINS / POST NO. 156 OF THE AMERICAN LEGION

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