A Greek Independence memorial will soon be added to a park in Aurora, Illinois after city officials gave the green light for the American Philhellene Society (APS) to place it there during the bicentennial year of the Greek War of Independence, according to greekreporter.com.
Wilder Park, situated on the West Side of Aurora, will be the site of the memorial, which will be paid for by the Society. The APS is a nonprofit organization whose stated aim is to identify the Americans who, under the leadership of President James Monroe, supported and/or fought for the independence of Greece during the years 1810-1840.
This year, which is the bicentennial of the declaration of Greece’s war against the Ottoman Empire, was seen as the perfect opportunity to commemorate those who fought in the war as well as all those who gave their lives in the effort to gain their freedom from their Ottoman overlords.
The society began that it will be responsible for the purchasing, construction, installation, and maintenance of the memorial, which is expected to cost $100,000.
Wilder Park, which is located between Lake and River Streets on Aurora’s near West Side. The APS expects that the memorial, which also marks the close ties between Greece and the United States, will be erected in the Spring of 2021.
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