The E. M. Viquesney "Spirit of the American Doughboy" Database
Photo: Danielle Burch, Phillips County Museum.
HELENA, ARKANSAS
N 34° 31.751 / W 090° 35.170
Copyright version 1920, pressed copper.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: 47260005.
Copyright version 1920, pressed copper.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: 47260005.
In middle of intersection of Cherry and Perry Streets.
The inscription on the plaque reads:
ERECTED IN HONOR
OF
THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF
PHILLIPS COUNTY
WHO SERVED IN THE
WORLD WAR
1917 – 1918
ERECTED IN HONOR
OF
THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF
PHILLIPS COUNTY
WHO SERVED IN THE
WORLD WAR
1917 – 1918
Dedicated July 10, 1927. Acquisition of the monument was sponsored by Phillips County Memorial Association, the 7-Generals Chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy, and the City of Helena.
A part of the rifle barrel and the bayonet are missing. Needs cleaning and treatment.
The Helena Doughboy is one of only two specifically designated Viquesney Doughboys on the National Register of Historic Places. The other is at Fort Smith, Arkansas. However, at least two more Viquesney Doughboys (Spencer, Indiana and Columbia Falls, Montana) are on the grounds of locations listed on the Register, which could thus be construed as their being included on the Register by default.
A part of the rifle barrel and the bayonet are missing. Needs cleaning and treatment.
The Helena Doughboy is one of only two specifically designated Viquesney Doughboys on the National Register of Historic Places. The other is at Fort Smith, Arkansas. However, at least two more Viquesney Doughboys (Spencer, Indiana and Columbia Falls, Montana) are on the grounds of locations listed on the Register, which could thus be construed as their being included on the Register by default.
Links:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/courthouselover/2341714419/in/set-72157625438966420/
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?LUID=ab6c4f51-6c30-41ee-ba58-1ace45a62f8f
http://www.arkansasties.com/Phillips/CourtHouse.htm
http://www.helenamuseum.com/InterestFacts.html
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=51924
http://www.flickr.com/photos/courthouselover/2341714419/in/set-72157625438966420/
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?LUID=ab6c4f51-6c30-41ee-ba58-1ace45a62f8f
http://www.arkansasties.com/Phillips/CourtHouse.htm
http://www.helenamuseum.com/InterestFacts.html
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=51924
