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"The Spirit of the American Doughboy"

 
 
"The Spirit of the American Doughboy" Marker, here known as the "Olympia version" image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, April 3, 2011
1. "The Spirit of the American Doughboy" Marker, here known as the "Olympia version"
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: SC000047
Inscription.
Dedicated to
The Memory Of Our Comrades
Who Gave Their Lives In
The World War

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Presented by
The people of the Pacific Community
November 11, 1930
(Followed by list of 11 names)
(Reverse side)
Pacific Community
Honor Roll
1917-1918

(Followed by list of 224 names in four columns)

 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Spirit of the American Doughboy - E. M. Viquesney series list.
 
Location. 33° 59.114′ N, 81° 2.135′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is in Olympia-Granby. Memorial is at the intersection of Wayne Street and Whaley Street, in the median on Wayne Street. Located in the Olympia section of Columbia. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia SC 29201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Blossom Street School / Celia Dial Saxon School (approx. half a mile away); Olympia Mill School (1901-1909) / Olympia Granby Historical Foundation (approx. 0.6 miles away); Mill Village Design (approx. 0.6 miles away); Olympia Mill School/Museum House (approx. 0.6 miles away);
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Quarry - 'Rock Hole' (approx. 0.6 miles away); Blossom Street (approx. 0.6 miles away); Jaco's Corner (approx. 0.6 miles away); Mill Village Yard (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.
 
Regarding "The Spirit of the American Doughboy". Currently known locations of Viquesney's Doughboy:
Despite E. M. Viquesney's boast that at least one of his "Spirit of the American Doughboy" statues was located "in every state of the Union", the statue has only been found in the following 39 states:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska*, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
 
Also see . . .
1. "E. M. Viquesney, Sculptor". (Submitted on April 30, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
2. "The Spirit of the American Doughboy". The
"The Spirit of the American Doughboy" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, April 3, 2011
2. "The Spirit of the American Doughboy" Marker
Doughboy War: Viquesney vs. John Paulding (Submitted on April 30, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.) 
 
"The Spirit of the American Doughboy" Reverse side image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, April 3, 2011
3. "The Spirit of the American Doughboy" Reverse side
"The Spirit of the American Doughboy" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, April 3, 2011
4. "The Spirit of the American Doughboy" Marker
"The Spirit of the American Doughboy", Seen here along Whaley Street at Wayne Street image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, April 3, 2011
5. "The Spirit of the American Doughboy", Seen here along Whaley Street at Wayne Street
Olympia Village Doughboy 100 Year Commemoration image. Click for full size.
November 11, 2018
6. Olympia Village Doughboy 100 Year Commemoration
In honor of their sacrifices, the Marine Corps League H.E. "Speedy" Wilson Detachment laid a wreath for the Olympia Village men who served and died during WWI on 11 November 2018.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,166 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 2, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.   6. submitted on June 21, 2020, by Fielding Freed of Columbia, South Carolina.

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