DAR says thanks to monument caretakers
Thu, 07/28/2016 - 11:02am
A large stone with a bronze plaque on it sets quietly off South Lakeshore Drive on a little triangle of property near its intersection with Lakewood Avenue and High Street.
The monument was installed in 1921 by the DAR. Lake City had a local chapter then. It honors the soldiers who fought in three wars, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War and World War I.
Most people don’t pay too much attention to the monument, but Jerry and Austra Hultstrand do.
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