New Jersey is home to nearly 300 monuments that commemorate World War I, the point of origin for what we now call Veterans Day.
Historian/photographer Erik Burro’s photo exhibit of the memorials, “Legacy of Remembrance,” will be on display throughout the month of November in the Ocean County Library’s Long Beach Island branch in Surf City.
Additionally, Burro will discuss the significance of the statuary and the origins of his exhibit on Friday, Nov. 18 at 2 p.m.
Initially called “The Great War,” the international struggle was unprecedented in scope, with devastating numbers of…
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