BETHEL WORLD WAR I MEMORIAL

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THIS STATUE IS KNOWN AS "THE SPIRIT OF THE AMERICAN DOUGHBOY", DESIGNED TO HONOR THE VETERANS AND CASUALTIES OF WORLD WAR I. MASS PRODUCED DURING THE 1920'S AND 1930'S FOR COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. ITS TITLE IS OFTEN SHORTENED TO "THE DOUGHBOY".

Location

Address: GLENWOOD AVENUE AND P.T. BARNUM SQUARE
City: BETHEL
State:
Zip Code: 06801

Details

Memorial Type: Statues War or Military Related
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: WORLD WAR I
Year Dedicated: 1928
Photograph By: MICHAEL HERRICK
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