COGNÉ, François

Aubin, Aveyron 1876 - Paris 1952

Borne de la Voie de la Liberté

Liberty Road Marker

1949

cement

type: other

Dimensions (HxWxD): H. c. 47 in.

Credit Line: Given by the city of Le Havre through the Merci Train (Train de la Reconnaissance française), 1949

Photo credit: ph. Laure de Margerie, 30 juin 2020

© Artist : public domain

South Hamilton, Massachusetts, Patton Park

Provenance

• 1949, Given by the city of Le Havre, in Normandy, through the Merci Train or Gratitude Train (Train de la Reconnaissance française)
• 1950, May, Boxcar brings markers to Hamilton
• 1951, May, Dedication of the two markers by French Consul, Beatrice Patton (widow of General Patton), veterans and many others, at Patton Park

Bibliography

• https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voie_de_la_Liberté (consulté le 13 août 2015)
• Christian Vinaa's website, http://www.trains-and-trains.dk/Arrangements/USA/Merci/massachusetts.shtml (accessed January 2016)
• https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_bornes_de_la_voie_de_la_Liberté - Itinéraire_au_Luxembourg (consulté le 8 mai 2020)
• https://www.wickedlocal.com/article/20150122/BLOGS/150128466 (accessed May 8, 2020)
• Many photographs of arrival of the markers, boxcar which brought them, and dedication ceremony at: Digital Commonwealth, Massachusetts Collections Online (accessed May 13, 2020)

Comment

• See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Road_(France) (accessed May 8, 2020). See description of marker on French version of this website.

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