Hudson, Ohio World War I Memorial restoration is one step closer

By Laura Freeman
via the mytownneo.com web site

HUDSON – The Hudson World War I Memorial Restoration and Centennial project has been selected as one of 50 grant awardees, bringing rehabilitation of the memorial on the Clocktower Green one step closer to fruition.

The United States World War I Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum, in partnership with the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, announced Sept. 27 the first 50 memorials officially designated as “WWI Centennial Memorials.”

“We are pleased to learn that the Hudson WWI Memorial Restoration and Centennial project was selected for a matching grant,” said Christopher Bach, an architect with Peninsula Architects who is leading the restoration effort. “In addition to the national press and visibility that the city of Hudson and the WWI Memorial will receive, we are also excited to learn that the Hudson WWI Memorial will officially be designated as a national “WWI Centennial Memorial” and will be presented with an official certificate and a bronze medallion of the designation.”

The matching grant of $2,000 matches the $2,200 raised so far for the project, Bach said. Another fundraiser is planned in November.

The project includes restoring the 30-inch-by-60-inch WWI bronze memorial plaque that carries 81 names of veterans from the Great War, located on the corner of Route 91 and Route 303.

The plaque will be removed and restored, Bach said. The deteriorating stone base will be replaced and the plaque will be remounted.

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