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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

29 Jun 2014

Page 5

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 2014

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5

Cedar Rapids Veteran Memorial Tower Crowned by Freedom Flame

The Cedar Rapids Veterans Memorial Building tower, planned by Henry Hornbostel, features a cenotaph top and rose 165 feet above ground. In 1951 a steam powered Freedom Flame burned through a neon urn, lighting Cedar Rapids and later Philadelphia.

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E Veterans Memorial Cedar River Veterans Memorial Commission Iowa Henry Hornbostel Pittsburgh Hornbostel Whitehall London England Cedar Rapids Jaycees Young Men’s Bureau Milton Kapp Bill DuVall Memorial Commission Iowa Electric Light & Power Co Sixth Street Memorial Building William
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Cedar Rapids cenotaph lights and eternal flame history

A timeline recounts efforts to light Cedar Rapids cenotaph, from 1961 National Downtown Week floodlights to a 1996 propane flame, and the 2000 installation of a 8 foot diameter gold plated stainless steel eternal flame funded by private donations.

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Liz Martin the Gazette Veterans Memorial Building Cedar Rapids Commission Abe Pilicer Pilkcer Memorial Veterans Memorial Ralph Welch Welch Fertilizer Waukon Veterans Memorial Commission Larry Garman Nesper Sign Advertising Larry Loney
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