World War I Memorial

Local nameWorld War I Memorial
LocationProvidence, Rhode Island

The World War I Memorial is a bronze sculpture by Pietro Montana and is located at the intersection of Taunton Avenue, Whelden Avenue, and John Street in East Providence, Rhode Island, United States. The sculpture is modeled on Charles Atlas and depicts a dynamically posed soldier standing on a granite base. Montana's original design was modified by the East Providence Memorial Committee for being "too brutal". Dedicated on July 30, 1927, Major General Charles Pelot Summerall gave an address which highlighted the handicap placed upon the soldiers by a lack of preparedness and "invoked the fighting ideal embodied by Montana's doughboy." The World War I Memorial was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I_Memorial_(East_Providence,_Rhode_Island)

Address 3 Whelden Ave, East Providence 02914, United States

Coordinates 41°49'10.915" N -71°22'13.46" E

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