A century of remembering!

By Bob Frei on Wednesday, June 11, 2025
BEAVERTON’S “SURVIVOR” MONUMENT
  • A century of remembering!
    A century of remembering!
  • A century of remembering!
    A century of remembering!
  • A century of remembering!
    A century of remembering!
  • A century of remembering!
    A century of remembering!
  • Original site facing the north end of the old bridge until the current bridge was built in 1940.
    Original site facing the north end of the old bridge until the current bridge was built in 1940.
    Beaverton’s World War I Memorial monument in Ross Lake Park has been a part of Gladwin County for 100 years – an entire century. It was on Flag Day, June 14, 1925 that it was dedicated before a crowd of over 3,000 people, including an impressive list of dignitaries and politicians, and delegates from American Legion posts from fifteen surrounding counties.The monument, titled “The ...

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