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In 1917–1918, the men of Norfolk served in the World War, and the people of Norfolk later built a monument in honor of those who gave and those who offered their lives for liberty, crowning it with the Liberty Bell in the faith that it would ring the knell of war and proclaim the brotherhood of man. The bell, donated by Mary Eldridge, was a careful reproduction of the original Liberty Bell in Independence Hall. It was dedicated on Nov. 11, 1921, by a monument committee that included Rev. John F. McDonald, Richmond P. Paine, and Alfredo S.C. Taylor, architect, with work by J.W. Fiske Iron Works of N.Y. The monument also recorded the men of Norfolk who served in the war and identified those who died in service: Paul Bouchet, Walter G. Caul, Thomas Costello, Jeremiah Leahy, Wilbur Lefeber, Harry L. Mansfield, James A. Moore, and Joseph Roberts.
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Norfolk, Connecticut · United States
