The grounds of the Willoughby Marks Memorial received a much needed facelift thanks in part to funding the city received from the Franklin County Tourist Development Council.A beautifully designed landscaped border installed by Amanda Kollar, owner of the Garden Shop here in Apalachicola, replaced the all white short concrete pilings that surrounded the monument like a fence.
Along with other local projects that attract visitors to the area Tourist Development Council monies totaling more than $3,500 funded the project.
Willoughby Marks a local war hero lost his life in 1918 while attempting to rescue a fellow soldier during the First World War in Argonne, France.
Sometime afterward local residents erected the memorial, which sits directly in front of the Gibson Inn in honor of the slain war hero, who was also serving as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army during the time of his death.
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