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Phcno hy Stitudcnrn.u', St iclioAS IX THE DAYS OF '98, the bronze figure of an American soldier of the Spanish-Amerlcanwar stands atop a huge boulder at the junction of Algoma boulevard and West Algoma street, a reminderof the braverv of the men who fought that this nation might live, and of the forethought and generosity of the late Col. John Hicks, whose gift to the eitv made the monument possible Situated as it is on Algoma boulevard over which the annual Memorial lt;ja parade passes, the site for the monument is considered as appropriate as it is beautiful.-Photo b\ Staudenraus StudioTOWERING OVER ITS SURROUNDINGS thls ma-jcslic pine tree is one of the features of the park which senes as the setting for the Spanish-American war monument Just as it now rears its magnificent height abote the others there, the small pines planted as' a background for the monument will some day grow to towering oronortions to add to the beautv of the site.-Photo Staadenraus StudioONE OF THE BEAUTY SPOTS OF OSHKOSH s the plot of ground which surrounds the Spanish-Am^’ican war monument. The monument itself is a specimen, of the finest sculptor’s art, and its beauty Is enhanced by its delightful and appropriate surroundings. Featuring the evergreen and deciduous trees native to Wisconsin, the plantings are so arranged as to supply a constantly changing color scheme as the seasons merge, one into another. In addition to the native trees and shrubs, a formal planting of Japanese ews in the foreground adds much to the beauty
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Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, US
Sat, Sep 07, 1940
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WI, USA 30 May 2020
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