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Argonne-Marine Memorial Oval Marker

Argonne-Marine Memorial Oval Marker, 2022, NYC Parks

  • Argonne-Marine Memorial Oval Marker, 2022, NYC Parks
  • Argonne-Marine Memorial Oval Marker, 2022, NYC Parks
  • Argonne-Marine Memorial Oval Marker, 2019, NYC Parks
  • Argonne-Marine Memorial Oval Marker, 2019, NYC Parks
  • Argonne-Marine Memorial Oval Marker, 2019, NYC Parks
  • Argonne-Marine Memorial Oval Marker, 2019, NYC Parks
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Dedicated:May 30, 1971
Location:Burnett Street and Whitney Avenue
Description:Marker
Materials:Barre granite (honed finish on face)
Dimensions:H: 1'10" W: 2'6" D: 2'
Donor:Argonne-Marine Park Post No. 107 and Ladies Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Cast:ca. 1971

Inscription

DEDICATED ON MAY 30, 1971 / BY THE ARGONNE MARINE PARK / POST NO. 107 OF THE V.F.W. / AND ITS LADIES AUXILIARY / TO THE MEN AND WOMEN / OF THIS COMMUNITY / WHO GAVE THEIR YESTERDAYS / TO INSURE OUR TOMORROWS. /

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