>Veterans will dedicate new World War I plaque in Ridgewood
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
American Legion Post 53’s proposal for a Veterans Day rededication of Graydon Park was unanimously approved at the Village Council meeting on Wednesday following some changes to the original plans
Plans for the project began with the rediscovery of plaques at Graydon Park in remembrance of 14 Ridgewood casualties in World War I. Legionnaire Chris Stout has since spearheaded an effort to collect the original plaques – some of which are still visible, while others have been located feet beneath the ground – and create a new plaque with the names listed, to be installed at the Graydon Pool Badge Desk, facing the entrance patio.
The original plaques each accompanied a white ash tree, part of a 1931 Armistice Day commemoration that also marked the official dedication of Graydon Park. Only four of the trees remain.