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Oakley City Park
The park at Oakley's City Office Building features a statue honoring Logan County's Dough Boy troops of WWI.
The park at Oakley's City Office Building features a statue honoring Logan County's Dough Boy troops of WWI.
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The Spirit of the American Doughboy, sculpted by Ernest Moore Viquesney, was designed to honor the veterans and casualties of World War I. Mass produced during the 1920‘s and 1930‘s for communities throughout the United States, the statue‘s design was the most popular of its kind; spawning a wave of collectible miniatures and related memorabilia. Nicknames for the statue are “The Doughboy” and “Iron Mike”. This statue, made of pressed copper, is one of only three in Kansas. The other two statues are located in Axtell and Parsons.
