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The planter was recently painted blue as can be seen in this August 2011 photo by Laura Almquist, Atlanta, Georgia.

PARSONS, KANSAS

N 37º 20.4123 / W 95º 15.6312

Copyright version 1922, "stone" or "marble".

Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: 47260039.
A stone Doughboy on the Northwest corner of the Municipal Building grounds at Main and 17th Street.
The plaque inscription reads:

DEDICATED TO
THOSE WHO ENTERED
THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY
DURING THE WORLD WAR
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PRESENTED BY THE
CITIZENS OF PARSONS
DEDICATED
NOVEMBER 11, 1930
Other nearby memorials recognize those who served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
One of Viquesney's rare stone Doughboys. The primary visible differences between the stone Doughboy and the widely-placed placed metal Doughboy are that the metal Doughboy stumps are replaced on the stone Doughboy by a large tree trunk that joins the Doughboy at the left hip to help provide stability, the rifle on the stone Doughboy is made of zinc, and the stone version is a little shorter. Interestingly, the copyright shows 1922, but the first two dedicated (Madison, Georgia and Parsons) weren’t dedicated until 1930. Madison, West Virginia’s wasn’t dedicated until 1938.
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The Parsons, Kansas Doughboy was featured on the cover of the local phone book in 1996.
Links:
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?LUID=d3b7bcfa-cc9d-47a4-a5a0-afe233462118
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jstephenconn/2768164906/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/courthouselover/4848730330/in/set-72157625438966420/