Friday Fact or Fiction #5

Every Friday we share something on social media that is either a fact or is fiction. People can comment with their guess before heading here to find out the correct answer. Here is today’s Friday Fact or Fiction #5!

Today’s Post: The eagle adorned war monument at Memorial Park pays tribute to those who served in nine of the wars of the United States.

Answer: FACT! This large monument pays tribute to:

• The War of Independence: 1775 – 1783
• The War of 1812: 1812 – 1815
• The Mexican War: 1846 – 1848
• The Civil War: 1861 – 1865
• The Spanish American War: 1898 – 1899
• The World Wars: 1917 – 1919 AND 1941 – 1945
• The Korean War: 1950 – 1953
• The Vietnam War: 1961 – 1975

This monument was erected by the citizens of Grove City and Vicinity AD MCMXXIV.