America the Beautiful - Kennesaw Memorial Park - Marietta, GA
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America the Beautiful is located in the veterans section of the Kennesaw Memorial Park (cemetery) located on Whitlock Ave. in Marietta, GA.
Waymark Code: WM9927
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/16/2010
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This plaque inscribed with the words to America the Beautiful, written by Katharine Lee Bates, is located in the veterans section of the Kennesaw Memorial Park (cemetery) located on Whitlock Ave. in Marietta, GA.
The words to the song America the Beautiful are surrounded by many iconic American symbols. From the mountains to the ocean, from the Statue of Liberty to Mount Rushmore and from the large city to a rural farm. The signing of the declaration of independence and the liberty bell are all displayed on this beautiful art work. The American flag flies overhead.
The lyrics to America the Beautiful are:
O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
O beautiful for pilgrim feet
Whose stern impassion'd stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness.
America! America!
God mend thine ev'ry flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law.
Address:
Kennesaw Memorial Park
130 Whitlock Avenue NW
Marietta, GA USA
30064
Website: [Web Link]
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