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Overlooking the Union Station from a commanding site on Memorial Hill stands Kansas City's War memorial built by popular subscription at a cost of approximately two and one-half million dollars, The corner stone was laid in 1921 in the presence of General Pershing and the military leaders of the various Allied nations. In 1926 the completed structure was dedicated by President Coolidge. It was designed by Harold Van Buren Magonigle From its great shaftt, rising over 300 feet above the surrounding city, a pillar of fire burns brightly at night |
