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Photo provided by Gladys Hoskins, Executive Secretary, Harlan County Chamber of Commerce.

HARLAN, KENTUCKY

N 36° 50.818 / W 083° 19.279

Copyright version 1920, pressed copper.

Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: 47260043.
In front of Harlan County Courthouse, South 1st and East Central.
The plaque on the front of the base reads:

DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF
THE VALIANT SONS OF
HARLAN COUNTY
WORLD WAR 1917-1918
(followed by 30 names in two columns)

ERECTED BY
HARLAN POST NO. 54 AMERICAN LEGION
HARLAN KENTUCKY
1930

(Plaque data supplied by Jeff Phillips, Director of Public Relations, Harlan County Schools.)
The above photograph was taken shortly after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. The American flag that is shown along the right arm was attached to the sculpture in some manner, apparently in an act of patriotism, such as those that were widespread during the period after that attack. That could also explain the presence of the large and colorful wreath.
The above photograph was taken shortly after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. The American flag that is shown along the right arm was attached to the sculpture in some manner, apparently in an act of patriotism, such as those that were widespread during the period after that attack. That could also explain the presence of the large and colorful wreath.
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