Spirit of the American Doughboy

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.

Photo: Carptrash, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: statue
Description: Statue by E. M. Viquesney

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blackford County Courthouse and Blackford High School.

Blackford County Courthouse

Courthouse

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The Blackford County Courthouse is a historic building located in Hartford City, Indiana, the county seat of Blackford County. The building stands on a public square in the city's downtown commercial district.

Blackford High School

School

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Blackford Junior-Senior High School is a public high school in Hartford City, Indiana which includes grades 7 through 12. It is part of the Blackford County School District, and is the sole public high school serving all of Blackford County. Blackford High School is situated 2 miles north of Spirit of the American Doughboy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hartford City and Renner.

Hartford City

Town

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Hartford City is a city in the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Blackford County. Located in the northeast central portion of the state, the small farming community underwent a dramatic 15-year economic boom beginning in the late 1880s.

Renner

Hamlet

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Renner is an extinct American village in Indiana's Blackford County. Although Renner has been listed as a “populated place” by the U.S. Geological Survey, this description is misleading. Renner is situated 3½ miles northwest of Spirit of the American Doughboy.

Millgrove

Hamlet

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Millgrove is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Blackford County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Nearly all of the community's businesses have been closed for many years. Millgrove is situated 6 miles southeast of Spirit of the American Doughboy.

Spirit of the American Doughboy

Categories: war memorial, statue, and tourism
Location: Licking Township, Blackford, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.45199° or 40° 27′ 7″ north

Longitude

-85.36762° or 85° 22′ 3″ west

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

86GPFJ2J+QX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2836154120

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=statue

Wikidata ID

Q7578024

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Spirit of the American Doughboy” goes by many names.

French: “Spirit of the American Doughboy”
German: “The Spirit of the American Doughboy”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Blackford County Arts Center and Blackford County Historical Society.

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