At The Back Of The GUARDIAN Traditional Cache
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At The Back Of The GUARDIAN
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The park received its name by local law in 1971, its eponymous monument has stood on the site since 1923.
During the first World War, British soldiers referred to their American counterparts as “doughboys” because of the large round buttons on the American uniforms; these buttons reminded the British soldiers of the cakes or biscuits known as doughboys. Statues of American infantry soldiers are similarly called doughboys, and there are bronze doughboys in each of the five boroughs of New York City. The sculptor of the Woodside Doughboy also created a doughboy for the Flanders Field Memorial in De Witt Clinton Park in Manhattan.
The Woodside Doughboy was erected by the Woodside Community Council in remembrance of the local men and women who served in World War I. Funded by public subscription, the statue was dedicated on Memorial Day, May 30, 1923. The ceremony included music by St. Mary’s Military Band, a rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner” by the children of P.S. 11, the doughboy’s unveiling by Gold Star Relatives, and blessings by ministers from St. Paul’s and St. Sebastian’s Churches
The City of New York acquired this land in 1893 as a play area for P.S. 11. The land was eventually deemed too steep and overgrown for children’s use; it was assigned to Parks in 1957. The site was transformed from a children’s play area to a sitting area for adults, in keeping with the dignity of the statue. Improvements included the addition of drinking fountains, macadam walks, shade trees, and maintenance facilities.
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