Veterans Memorial Hall Dedication Marker
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The Memorial Hall stone marker was dedicated in 1966.
It marks the spot where, then, President Theodore Roosevelt dedicated the Hall on June 3rd, 1903.
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Dedication Marker
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Purchased by Winnebago County Board of Supervisors in February of 1966 for the sum of $1350, is a stone marker commemorating the dedication by President T. Roosevelt. The marker is rough stone with the shape of the state of Illinois polished panel on the front. A star at the top of the state represents Rockford. President Theodore Roosevelts' words "No more fitting memorial could be erected to the men who fought than a hall such as this, a hall beautiful because of the uses to which it is consecrated" are chiseled upon the surface.
Recommend Stone for Memorial Hall, NewsBank. Rockford Morning Star. February 10th 1966. Accessed March 15th 2021.