Spirit of the American Doughboy Monument
The Spirit of the American Doughboy is a pressed copper sculpture by E. M. Viquesney, designed to honor the veterans and casualties of World War I. Mass-produced during the 1920s and 1930s for communities throughout the United States, the statue's design was the most popular of its kind, spawning a wave of collectible miniatures and related memorabilia as well as numerous copies by other artists.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beech Street Historic District and Centennial Baptist Church.
Beech Street Historic District
Historic site
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The Beech Street Historic District is a large residential historic district on the west side of the Helena section of Helena–West Helena, Arkansas. The district's spine is Beech Street, extending roughly from Phillips Street in the south to McDonough Street in the north, and widens out to include about three blocks each of college, Poplar, and Columbia Streets at its northern end. Beech Street Historic District is situated 1,900 feet west of Spirit of the American Doughboy Monument.
Centennial Baptist Church
Church
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The Centennial Baptist Church is a historic church building at the corner of York and Columbia Streets in Helena, Arkansas. It is significant for its association with Elias Camp Morris, who was the pastor of the church from 1879 and who was a driving force in the establishment of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Centennial Baptist Church is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Spirit of the American Doughboy Monument.
Helena Bridge
Bridge
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The Helena Bridge is a cantilever bridge carrying U.S. Route 49 across the Mississippi River between Helena, Arkansas and Lula, Mississippi. The main cantilever span was modeled on the similar Benjamin G. Helena Bridge is situated 2 miles south of Spirit of the American Doughboy Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Helena and Helena-West Helena.
Helena
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Helena is the eastern portion of Helena–West Helena, Arkansas, a city in Phillips County, Arkansas, United States, located on the west bank of the Mississippi River.
Helena-West Helena
Town
Helena–West Helena is the county seat of and the largest city within Phillips County, Arkansas, United States. The current city was consolidated, effective January 1, 2006, from the two Arkansas cities of Helena and West Helena. Helena-West Helena is situated 2 miles northwest of Spirit of the American Doughboy Monument.
West Helena
Suburb
West Helena is the western portion of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, a city in Phillips County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, this portion of the city population was 8,689. West Helena is situated 3½ miles west of Spirit of the American Doughboy Monument.
Spirit of the American Doughboy Monument
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Township of Saint Francis, Phillips, Arkansas, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.52916° or 34° 31′ 45″ northLongitude
-90.58616° or 90° 35′ 10″ westOpen location code
866FGCH7+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 118171579OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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