Tour Point F (no. 24-27) Veterans' Park SE Corner of Bellevue Avenue & School House Lane
Tour Point F
Veterans’ Park
(SE Corner of Bellevue Avenue & School House Lane)
24. The Great War Monument in Memorial Park
Corner School House Lane & Bellevue Avenue
ca. 1921. Rusticated pink marble monument with a bronze plaque on the front listing a roll for those who served in World War I. It is topped with a bronze eagle perched on a marble ball. The monument was dedicated on Memorial Day, May 30, 1921.
25. WW II Monument
Corner School House Lane & Bellevue Avenue
ca. 1948. This 15’ high gray marble obelisk monument with a replica of the Torch of Liberty on top has the emblem on each side, one for each of the four branches of service—Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. Bronze plaques around the four sides are etched with the names of those who served during WWII.
26. Korea War and Vietnam War Monument
Corner School House Lane & Bellevue Avenue
Smooth, 3-panel granite monument erected in 1987 to commemorate those brave Hammontonians who served in the Korean and Vietnam wars. The names of those who served are etched on the monument.
27. Sons of Italy WW II Monument
Corner School House Lane & Bellevue Avenue
Erected in 1947, this gray marble monument is approximately 8’ high and features a tall, center panel carved with an eagle and inscribed with 33 names of those Hammonton residents who lost their lives in World War II. On short wings at either side of the main shaft are the Army and Navy seals.
