Walton County Peace Memorial, (sculpture).

Walton County Peace Memorial, (sculpture).

Dreiry, Lynn J., architect.

Lynn J. Dreiry Firm, architectural firm.

Ingram Memorial Company, contractor.

Walton County Peace Memorial, (sculpture).

Dedicated May 30, 1987.

Sculpture: dark Georgia marble; Foundation: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. 12 ft. x 17 in. x 34 in.; Foundation: approx. H. 3 in. x W. 22 in.

(Sculpture, second tier from top:) (southwest side:) Earth may run red with other wars...they are at peace. Ingersoli (south side:) Walton County Peace Memorial (southeast side:) Erected in memory of those who gave their lives + fondest dreams in service for our country's pursuit of peace (Sculpture, third tier from top:) (southwest side:) VietNam (nine names follow) Spanish American (south side:) World War I (fifteen names follow) (southeast side:) World War II (twenty-six names follow) (northeast side:) World War II (twenty-six names follow) (northwest side:) Korea (nine names follow) (Sculpture, bottom tier, south side, by Army emblem: dedication date) unsigned

A graduated, four-tiered, pentagon-shaped war monument of smooth marble, with brass-colored metal memorial plaques honoring the war dead of five wars. On each of the five sides of the bottom tier is an emblem of a military branch, including: southwest: Coast Guard; south: Army; southeast: Army; northeast: Air Force; northwest: Marines.

History -- United States -- Spanish American War

History -- United States -- World War I

History -- United States -- World War II

History -- United States -- Korean War

History -- United States -- Vietnam War

Emblem -- Military Insignia

Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- DeFuniak Springs

Administered by Walton County Courthouse, Maintenance Department, P. O. Box 1260, DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32433

Located Walton County Courthouse, Corner of 5th & Nelson Avenues, Courthouse lawn, DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32433

Monument commemorates the five branches of the military, as well as the local war dead from the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War. It was erected by a committee and funded through donation. The five sides of the monument correspond with the five wars and branches of service that it honors. No names of Spanish-American War dead are known. Architect was Lynn J. Dreiry of the architectural firm of Lynn J. Dreiry Firm. The marble for the monument was provided by the Ingram Memorial Company of DeFuniak Springs, Florida. Information on the sculpture is available in the files of the Walton County Library. IAS files contain a partial transcription of a newspaper article from The DeFuniak Herald, June 4, 1987, pg. 1, 13a, 11b.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida survey, 1993.

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