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Memphis, Tennessee: Statue of Memphis Belle

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Overton Park

Address:
Veterans Plaza Drive, Memphis, TN
Directions:
One of several monuments in Veterans Plaza in Overton Park. Park, then walk north into the Plaza. Memphis Belle will be on the right, just past the Korean War memorial.
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Memphis Belle monument.

Statue of Memphis Belle

Margaret Polk, aka "Memphis Belle," is frozen in bronze, peering skyward in search of the World War II B-17 bomber named in her honor.

Roadsideamerica.com Report... [02/14/2013]

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Memphis Belle.

Memphis Belle

Adjacent to the doughboy at the Veterans Plaza is the history of the Memphis Belle; who she was, how the name came to be and the history of the aircraft. The plaza itself is wonderfully landscaped, peaceful and a delight to walk through.

[Kerin, 05/10/2017]

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