The Center of River Street, on the west side of the Hyatt tunnel
Savannah, Georgia
This World War II monument is also known as “The Cracked Earth” monument. The two halves of the globe are split, representing the conflict of a world divided. Inside are the names of all who served from Chatham county, Georgia.
A World Apart
The dream of the Chatham County Veterans Council, this memorial took ten years of fundraising to accomplish.
Architect, Eric Meyerhoff, was approached by the City of Savannah to help design the memorial. “This was a World War, and I wanted that theme,” Meyerhoff said. “The world was divided. Pacific theater. European theater. And I came up with the world apart.”
Meyerhoff’s firm was instrumental in the revitalization of the riverfront.
The monument itself was created by Brandell Studios, headed by sculptor Kim Brandell.
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