Erichsen began construction of the memorial which took him almost two years. The massive 40 ton stone was moved to East Jaffrey over a six week period. It was dedicated on November 11, 1930.Д®richsen built the memorial out of a stone taken from Jaffrey. Virgo Brandt-Erichsen sculpted this in 1928-30, using local veterans L.t. A helmeted one with a pistol stands, holding a helmet-less wounded one in his arms. On a large boulder are carved two figures of WWI soldiers. If you know of a monument or memorial constructed between these dates that is not on the attached list, please contact the State Historical Society of North Dakota at 70. As of July 2017, over forty World War I monuments and memorials erected between 19 have been identified. The author has worked with the State Historical Society of North Dakota to locate and research these monuments and memorials across the state. The five counties that built World War I memorial courthouses are Emmons (1934), Hettinger (1936), Renville (1936), Stark (1937) and Ward (1930). North Dakotans also dedicated parks, such as the Lamoure County Memorial Park (1921), many community centers, and five county court houses as memorials. Other organizations, such as the North Dakota War Mothers also dedicated monuments to their sons and daughters who had served in World War I. One is located in the Riverview Cemetery, Williston and the other on the Richland County Court House Lawn in Wahpeton. Two bronze вЂњdoughboyвЂќ monuments are located in North Dakota.

This special World War I monument, located in MinotвЂ™s Rosehill Cemetery, was erected by the Minot Girls Military Squad. It appears that a monument erected in Minot on is the first permanent monument dedicated to local war dead in the United States. The monuments and memorials range from bronze tablets which honored local men and women who served, to the Liberty Memorial Building (1925) on the State Capitol grounds in Bismarck, which is a memorial to all North Dakota World War I veterans. North Dakotans remembered those who served in World War I by erecting monuments and memorials all over the state. North Dakota World War I Monuments and Memorials Dedicated between 19

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