Washington : Eastern High School War Memorial, Washington, DC (Object (other than sculpture))

Eastern High School War Memorial, Washington, DC

Address : 1700 East Capitol Street SE
Town/Suburb/City : Washington
State/County/Province : DC
Country : USA
Postal code/ZIP : 20003

Dedication Date : 1923

Artist : Kathryn Harris, designer

The Eastern High School Alumni flagstaff commemmorates seven former Eastern High students who were killed in the Spanish-American War (2) and World War I (5). Paid for by alumni of the school, the flagstaff stands before the school's main entrance. It was in place when the school moved to this then-new building on March 1, 1923.

Column or pillar

Brick

7 ft

In original location

Thomas Henderson Farnsworth; James Franklin Hagan; Charles Edwin Chambers; Carl Augustus Bostron; Albert Zayne Pyles

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