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BEAVER, UTAH
N 38° 16.441 / W 112° 38.485
Copyright version 1920, pressed copper.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: UT000176.
Copyright version 1920, pressed copper.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: UT000176.
On the U. S. Post Office lawn at the Southwest corner of Main and Center Streets.
The inscription on the plaque on the front of the base reads:
THIS MONUMENT
ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF BEAVER COUNTY
TO HONOR THE MEN FROM THIS COUNTY
WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY
DURING THE WORLD WAR
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THE FUNDS WERE CONTRIBUTED
BY
BEAVER COUNTY
AND
POPULAR SUBSCRIPTION
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IN THE LIST OF NAMES
ON THESE TABLETS
THOSE WHO DIED
IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY
ARE DESIGNATED BY A STAR
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THIS MONUMENT SPONSORED
BY
BEAVER POST NUMBER THIRTY-TWO
OF THE AMERICAN LEGION
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MONUMENT DEDICATED MEMORIAL DAY 1927
AND
THE BRONZE TABLETS MAY 30, 1929
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THIS MONUMENT
ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF BEAVER COUNTY
TO HONOR THE MEN FROM THIS COUNTY
WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY
DURING THE WORLD WAR
---------
THE FUNDS WERE CONTRIBUTED
BY
BEAVER COUNTY
AND
POPULAR SUBSCRIPTION
-----------------
IN THE LIST OF NAMES
ON THESE TABLETS
THOSE WHO DIED
IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY
ARE DESIGNATED BY A STAR
----------------
THIS MONUMENT SPONSORED
BY
BEAVER POST NUMBER THIRTY-TWO
OF THE AMERICAN LEGION
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MONUMENT DEDICATED MEMORIAL DAY 1927
AND
THE BRONZE TABLETS MAY 30, 1929
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Tablets on the sides and back of the base have honor roll lists of names. A nearby memorial on the other side of the Post Office lawn honors, by name, all those from Beaver who died in World War I and World War II.
Although the bayonet is missing, the sculpture is coated in a protective layer of gray paint and appeared to be in excellent condition when Les Kopel visited in 2004 when the above photos were taken. However, a second visit in July, 2010 revealed paint erosion along the seams in the legs and tree stumps.
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The photo at left, provided by Joan Beal, Beaver Public Library, shows the monument before both the badly cracked base and the sculpture were restored.
