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Posted: Wed 5:43 PM, Jun 16, 2004
Reporter: Derek Kenyon
Updated: Wed 5:53 PM, Jun 16, 2004
Statue Honors Those Who Died in Civil War
A 15-foot tall bronze statue in Lawrence honors those who died in the Civil War.
Crews installed the statue Tuesday just north of downtown. It shows a half-man, half-phoenix rising from the fire and will be formally dedicated July 3.
There were 450 Douglas County soldiers, emergency personnel, and other victims who died in the civil war.
A foundation of residents came up with the idea four years ago; they wanted a single place to remember people who had given their lives to serve others.
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