Dedication Wall - Kansas City, MO
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N 39° 05.082 W 094° 35.027
15S E 363017 N 4327369
Sixth of a series of markers in The Link
Waymark Code: WMM0WT
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2014
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County of marker: Jackson County
Location of marker: Pershing Rd, Crown Center Walk, Kansas City
Marker erected by: Kansas City Tourism Bureau
Marker text:
After the close of WWI, Kansas Citians began planning for a memorial to those who served and died. By 1919 two and a half million dollars had been raised. On November 11, 1921, the site for the Liberty Memorial was dedicated to huge crowds and high fanfare. All five of the Allied military leaders present that day delivered speeches echoing the sentiment that those who served should not be forgotten.
The Dedication Wall recognizes the five allied military leaders present at the site dedication in 1921. Architects Wright and Wright designed the wall in 1935. The bronze plaques were cast in the studio of Walter Hancock in Gloucester, Mass.
The wall has been restored as part of the Liberty Memorial restoration project that will be competed in May, 2002
The Link, an elevated 880-foot long elevated pedestrian walkway, offers enclosed, climate-controlled access between the Hyatt Regency Crown Center Hotel and the Westin Crown Center Hotel, as well as the Crown Center Shops and office buildings in the complex. An additional elevated pedestrian walkway links the Westin with the newly remodeled Union Station.