 Photo provided by Fred Miller, President, Tuscarawas County Historical Society. |
The Doughboy in 1929.
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NEW PHILADELPHIA, OHIO
N 40° 29.383 / W 081° 26.705
Copyright version 1920, sheet bronze.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: 47260084.
Copyright version 1920, sheet bronze.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: 47260084.
On Tuscarawas County Courthouse Square.
The inscription on a plaque on the front of the base reads:
(Below Eagle)
IN MEMORY OF
THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF TUSCARAWAS COUNTY
WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY
IN THE WORLD WAR
ERECTED 1929
(Below Eagle)
IN MEMORY OF
THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF TUSCARAWAS COUNTY
WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY
IN THE WORLD WAR
ERECTED 1929
Dedicated November 11, 1929 under the sponsorship of the Tuscarawas County American Legion post in a celebration including a parade, drum and bugle corps unit, the high school band, fireworks, and appropriate dedication remarks Refreshments were served after the dedication and a large banquet was held at the First Presbyterian Church that evening.
The Doughboy’s bayonet was lost at some point, but has been replaced, and the sculpture is in relatively good condition in comparison to other Doughboys around the country.
The Doughboy stands in Courthouse Square, which also contains memorials to those who served in other wars, the largest of which is a very impressive and tall Civil War monument.
The Doughboy’s bayonet was lost at some point, but has been replaced, and the sculpture is in relatively good condition in comparison to other Doughboys around the country.
The Doughboy stands in Courthouse Square, which also contains memorials to those who served in other wars, the largest of which is a very impressive and tall Civil War monument.
