On June 13, 1992, the Bassano Cenotaph was dedicated by Reverend Gil Arthur of Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 10 in Strathmore. The rock was excavated years ago on the north side of the Bow River by Peter Burrows and Arnold Armstrong. It was hauled to Bassano and offered to the Agriculture Society for a weight guessing contest at the Fall Fair. When the contest did not happen, the rock was set down by a shop at Fourth Street and Second Avenue. The Library Board obtained the rock when the shop was demolished and it was set it down in the small park next to the library by Bob Havens.
Bassano Cenotaph
Bassano, Alberta
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Inscription
LEST WE FORGET
DEDICATED TO
THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO
SERVED THEIR COUNTRY
DONATED BY
THE BASSANO R.C.M.P.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF THE
BASSANO DISTRICT.
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Location
Bassano Cenotaph
522 2 Avenue
Bassano
Alberta
Bassano Cenotaph
522 2 Avenue
Bassano
Alberta
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 50.7868177
Long. -112.4656156
Lat. 50.7868177
Long. -112.4656156