World War Memorial

: World War Memorial

Project type: Civic Facilities, Monuments and Memorials

Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Completed: 1939

Designers: Robert Allen Cook, Wendell T. Phillips

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Description

The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) commissioned, constructed, and cut the historic World War Memorial at Draper Memorial Park in Milford, Mass. It was dedicated Nov. 11, 1939.

: Name inscriptions

Name inscriptions
Photo: Evan Kalish © All Rights Reserved 2017

Name inscriptions

: Rear detail

Rear detail
Photo: Evan Kalish © All Rights Reserved 2017

Rear detail

: WPA plaque

WPA plaque
Photo: Evan Kalish © All Rights Reserved 2017

WPA plaque

: World War Memorial

World War Memorial
Photo: Evan Kalish © All Rights Reserved 2017

World War Memorial

Source notes

Works Progress Bulletin, Massachusetts: May 1, 1937 (pg. 3).
https://archive.org/details/worksprogressbul3637unit

https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMQEA8_World_War_I_Memorial_Honor_Roll_Milford_MA

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 29, 2017.

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Location Info

Draper Memorial Park
Milford, MA

Coordinates: 42.138883, -71.521600

World War Memorial – Milford MA