Show TRIBUTE TO WAR HEROES WORTHY OF STATE takes the form of magnificent shaft in center of indianapolis indiana continues to write in stone ahn history of tile the deeds of its sons and C nd daughters the latest cli chapter apter la Is that of u tile the world war the site fito of tile the memorial Is on a 9 irza of it five city blocks in ill the heart of indianapolis two blocks from the circle from which the soldiers and sailors monument honoring veterans of tile the civil war dominates the city this massive shaft the greatest ot the jnnny state monuments to indi K annh lift noted sons to be found in various parts of the capital city has fins become so well known through the world that it la Is really a sort of trademark for indianapolis as well ns its indiana A decorative shaft feet nigh including the bronze statue its light gleams over the whole city it designed by bruno find and cost chiore than ii although it was erected primarily as a memorial to civil war veterans it brings the stone history of the pitr state well up toward the world war era with f four epochs commemorated by tho the st statues axes it of georgo gcorge rogers clark william henry harrlson harrison james whit aj ul ai oil ell 1 t k W rz monument in honor of indiana world war veterans in heart of indianapolis comb riley luley r end nd oliver P morton grouped around its lt base bas se will li 11 Is or with statuary groups anti and relief in stone and bronze s symbolic y embolic of indians industries and tile achievements of its warriors and fore lost civilians tile world war memorial up the history where the soldiers and sailors monument left on off fostered by the legion the project was begun in 1920 and w was as fot foterek ered by the american leion legion the proposition wits kakoi up tit readily by bv the popple business men seeing in the plan to embody in the structure offices for the national headquarters of the american legion a mea means ns of assuring indianapolis the permanent home of the lie organization supported I 1 tile the enterprise tho file bonus bollus never appealed d to indiana but tile tho memorial Mei norial plaza idea was accepted za M an opportunity for its citizens to show their gratitude to its soldiers llera in a beautiful and dignified ni manner anner rile legislature provided for trustees donated three entire city blocks glocka in ho heart of indianapolis and up f for 0 r C construction oil S tru C tie r the three block include tile site of tile the Indi indiaola alla state school for the blind and two sm all parks owned by lie file state but by tit lie city th owned property Is lu in two llona the tracts were by to blocks of privately owned 0 property to give the site an uninterrupted stretch of five blocks add alonar authorized a iund hull issue for the purchase or of tile lie two iwo I 1 lu fer blocks and gave gane the trustees power to accept the property rs r u gift the city turned over to the trustee n bcd for all the property in one block with the except exception lon of th kos of two of oldest churches the county presented ted the trustees a leed deed for the entire remaining block in tha plaza elte there was it a controversy over r a proposal to con condemn dellin tile sites of the second presbyterian and first baptist churches the trustees of tile memorial finally filially assured the tha church trustees t tile the religious edl edi flees would not be disturbed disturb ea shrine feet high the design of frank it IL walker and harry ii weeks cleveland won in a contest the central structure la Is a tower or shrine feet high go 00 feet square topped by a dome flanked by a low building 20 feet in height to serve as aa a base for fer th the e shrine and to extend from it op on t r ll 11 sides the shrine will be flanked fla inked by two smaller buildings of harmonious structure to bo be U used S ed for offices of the legion and other patriotic organizations zat ions leaving the central unit for memorial purposes numbering the blocks in the plaza site from south to north the c central e unit or memorial shrine will be in tile the second block between and behind tile two churches which are situated on the southeast st and southwest corners the central building will face the south the two buildings erected for utilitarian purposes will be nt at the ahe extreme northeast and northwest corners of the plaza directly across from tile the indianapolis public library and separated from the central c shrine by two blocks of landser landscaped ped park one of the buildings will face meridian street which borders the plaza on the tit west the other will face on pennsylvania street eastern boundary of the plaza |