The town of Bethel has a small triangular park near the center of its downtown. It once had an impressive fountain donated to the town in 1881 by the great showman, P.T.Barnum, who was born in Bethel. But the fountain deteriorated and was torn down in 1923.
A Bethel civic group raised funds to replace the fountain with a statue honoring men who fought in World War 1. The 1928 statue is the work of the sculptor Ornest Moore Viauesney who decided to portray not a general leading troops but an "everyman" soldier -- a doughboy -- in an unknown battle.
2 comments:
These soldiers fought for our freedom. They should be remembered.
The everyday soldier is appropriate.
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