World War Memorial, (sculpture).

World War Memorial, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

World War Memorial, (sculpture).

Eagle: bronze; Boulder: granite.

Eagle: approx. 2 x 5 x 5 ft.; Boulder: approx. 6 x 4 x 5 ft.

(On brass plaque on boulder, raised letters:) IN MEMORIAM/ERECTED BY/THE CITIZENS OF THIS TOWN/IN HONOR OF/HER PATRIOTIC MEN AND WOMEN/WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY/IN TIME OF WAR/TO THE DEAD . A TRIBUTE/TO THE LIVING . A MEMORY/TO POSTERITY . AN EMBLEM OF LOYALTY/TO THE FLAG OF THEIR COUNTRY/1923 unsigned

An eagle with outstretched wings, tail feathers and open beak, perched on the top of the boulder.

Animal -- Bird -- Eagle

History -- United States -- World War I

Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Deep River

Administered by Town of Deep River, Parks and Recreation Department, P. O. Box 123, Deep River, Connecticut 06417

Located, 198 South Main Street, Deep River, Connecticut

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993.

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