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Doughboy (Pittsburgh)

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The memorial originally honored the residents of Pittsburgh's Sixth Ward (comprising Lower Lawrenceville,
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described the occasion as the "largest ceremonial event ever witnessed in Lawrenceville".
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soldier which was widely reproduced. Newman's bronze Doughboy statue was unveiled on
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On Memorial Day 2020 the statue was vandalized with a message supportive of
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in 1921. It stands in a small triangular public space in front of the
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In 1918, the Lawrenceville Board of Trade organized a carnival in
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Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS)
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statue. One was dedicated in 1929 in Memorial Park in
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was added to the railing around the memorial in 1984.
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Doughboy Square
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

Doughboy (Pittsburgh) is located in Pittsburgh
Butler St.
Penn Ave.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
40°27′47″N 79°58′01″W / 40.46297°N 79.96692°W / 40.46297; -79.96692
Allen George Newman
Lawrenceville Historic District
ID100004020
war memorial
Lawrenceville
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Butler Street
Penn Avenue
contributing property
Lawrenceville Historic District
Allen George Newman
Memorial Day
Pennsylvania National Bank Building
Arsenal Park
World War I
Allen George Newman
The Hiker
Spanish–American War
Memorial Day
Pittsburgh Gazette Times

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