Women's names are included on this moving tribute to the Brooklyn fallen in World Ear One.
Prospect Park War Memorial
Sculptor: Augustus Lukeman
Architect: Arthur D. Pickering
Description: Group of two figures on pedestal before a high, arced wall; two benches; altar; six large plaques; one small plaque; paving
Materials: Group and plaques--bronze; Pedestal and wall--Milford pink granite
Dimensions: Wall H: 18' W: 35'
Cast: 1921
Dedicated: June 26, 1921
Donor: William H. Todd
Inscription: 1) above bench, left: "MEN AND WOMEN OF BROOKLYN WHO DIED / IN THE WORLD WAR /...
Read moreCame to Prospect Park solely to visit this memorial. I find it incredibly moving that Brooklyn created this monument to honor their own heroes who fought and lost their lives in WWI. My great-great uncle'was among one of the fallen soldiers and so it was touching to see his name etched in Brooklyn, more than 100 years later. The next time you are in the neighborhood or in the park, I urge you to visit this...
Read moreA beautiful memorial off the beaten path. It's unique for its time, in that it doesn't glorify war like all the other WW1 memorials from that decade. Instead the angel of death comes for a fallen soldier. His gun is broken and he looks hauntingly off in...
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