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World War I Memorial Flagpole (Hawkins)

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World War I Memorial Flagpole (Eagle) is a public artwork by American artist Benjamin Franklin Hawkins located on the lakefront in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The artwork was made in 1932 from bronze and granite. It measures approximately 80 inches in height, and it sits at the Northeast corner of North Prospect Avenue and Lincoln Memorial Drive.

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World War I Memorial Flagpole (Hawkins)
East Mason Street, Milwaukee

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East Mason Street
53202 Milwaukee
Wisconsin, United States
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