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Title
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Woods Plaque (Forest Park, Illinois)
Description
The Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Woods Plaque honors the sacrifices of Union soldiers and Veterans from Illinois. Located at the entrance to the General Army of the Republic (G.A.R) Woods, the plaque sits before an American flag and adjacent to a descriptive sign. The monument was dedicated and funded by the Past President's Club of the Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War in 1930. At the bottom of this metal plaque, the inscription reads: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friend."- St. John XV:XII. This quote highlights the importance of religion, specifically Christianity, in memorializing Union veterans and their sacrifices.
Source
american
Date
1930-10-27
Contributor
cmm43@st-andrews.ac.uk
Type
Site
Identifier
2046
Date Issued
1930-10-27
Extent
m x m x m
Spatial Coverage
current,41.883377,-87.826234;
Europeana
Country
United States of America
Europeana Data Provider
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Woods Plaque
Europeana Type
TEXT
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Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Grand_Army_of_the_Republic_Memorial_Woods_Plaque
Monument Type
Plaque
Erected by
The Past President's Club of the Daughters of Union Veterans of The Civil War
Funded by
The Past President's Club of the Daughters of Union Veterans of The Civil War
Material
Rock and Metal
Inscription
Grand Army of the Republic
Memorial Woods
In honor of the men who wore the Blue and served
in the Union Army of the Civil War USA 1861-1865
dedicated
by the Past President's Club of the Daughters
of the Union Veterans of the Civil War.
October 27, 1930
"Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friend."
St. John XV:XII
State
Illinois
County
Cook County
Affiliation
Union
City
Forest Park