Michigan City in LaPorte County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Michigan City World War I Memorial

Photographed By Duane Hall, July 22, 2014

1. Michigan City World War I Memorial

Inscription.

Lest We Forget
"Our Boys"
Who Answered Their
Country's Call in the
World War
1917 — 1918

Erected 1926 by Service Star Legion War Mothers of Michigan City, Ind.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 41° 43.476′ N, 86° 54.2′ W. Marker is in Michigan City, Indiana, in LaPorte County. Memorial is at the intersection of Lake Shore Drive and Perry Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Lake Shore Drive. Marker is located in Washington Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Michigan City IN 46360, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Michigan City Civil War Monument (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Washington Park Historic District (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Washington Park Historic District (about 700 feet away); Millennium Plaza (about 700 feet away); Roger J. McKee Memorial Fountain (approx. 0.2 miles away); S. S. Eastland Disaster (approx. 0.2 miles away); Michigan City Lighthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hoosier Slide (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Michigan City.

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. The Service Star Legion unveiled the monument on November 11, 1926, Armistice Day. The monument is 22 feet tall and is made of North Pearl granite with a base of Bedford marble. Sealed within the base of the monument is a copper-lined box with parchment written in waterproof ink. The parchment contains the names of the servicemen who died in the war, the names of Michigan City's Gold Star Mothers and War Mothers of the Service Star Legion, and a history of the monument. (Source: Welcome to Washington Park - Tour the Many Historical Sites & Monuments by Patricia Gruse Harris, May 2013)

Photographed By Duane Hall, July 22, 2014

2. Michigan City World War I Memorial

South Face of Memorial

Photographed By Dan Reynard, September 20, 2020

3. Michigan City World War I Memorial

Photographed By Duane Hall, July 22, 2014

4. Michigan City World War I Memorial

North Face of Memorial

Photographed By Duane Hall, July 22, 2014

5. Michigan City World War I Memorial

Located in Washington Park

Detail of Statue on top of Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane Hall, July 22, 2014

6. Detail of Statue on top of Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 387 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 27, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 3. submitted on May 17, 2022, by Dan Reynard of Bellevue, Wisconsin. 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 27, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.