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Madison County—Doughboy Alan J. Bartels
This soldier seems to encourage the entire student body and the community to
follow him in service of our country.
Standing in front of the junior high school in Norfolk is this statue of a soldier called to battle. It honors the veterans and casualties of World War I when more than 4.3 million American soldiers, sometimes called “doughboys,” went to war. This statue is attributed to Ernest Moore “Dick” Viquesney, a son and grandson of French immigrant sculptors. The Viquesney statues are entitled Spirit of the American Doughboy and are located throughout the nation in front of courthouses, city halls, post offices, and other public buildings. In 2012 students and veterans’ groups raised money to have this doughboy monument restored. Famous Norfolk son Johnny Carson attended school in this very building when it served as the community's high school.
Applicable Nebraska Social Studies Standards (Grade 4): Economics Government (4.2.10.a. Identify goods and services funded through state government) Geography The World in Spatial Terms (4.3.1.a. Read local and state maps and atlases to locate physical and human features in Nebraska) Places and Regions (4.3.2.c. Identify and classify regions (e.g. counties and cities across Nebraska) Human Systems (4.3.4.a. Compare and contrast patterns of culture within the state of Nebraska) History Chronological Thinking (4.4.1.d Examine the chronology of historical events in Nebraska and their impact on the past, present and future) Historical Comprehension (4.4.2.a. Describe and explain the relationships among historical events, people, ideas and symbols including various culture and ethnic groups in Nebraska by era) and (4.4.2.b. Describe how Nebraska and the Great Plains Region have changed over the course of time using maps, documents and other artifacts) Historic Analysis and Interpretation (4.4.4.e Describe the relationships among historical events in Nebraska and the students’ lives and today) Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 34,876. Its county seat is Madison. Madison County was named for James Madison, 4th President of the United States. Wikipedia
A Few Quick Facts About Madison County: • Madison County was founded in 1867 • It is named after James Madison, the 4th President of the United States and
also as a tribute to the capital city of the settlers’ former home in Wisconsin • The area of Madison County is 575 square miles • Originally the County Seat was in Norfolk but after a later dispute and vote,
Madison became the new County Seat • The gold rush to the Black Hills in 1876-‐1878 meant an increase in business
and trade in Madison County with trains of wagons carrying food provisions to the miners
Discussion Questions: • Why were soldiers of WWI called doughboys? • Who was James Madison and what did he accomplish?
Additional Resources: History of Madison County http://www.madisoncountyne.com/history/ National Register of Historic Places http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/madison.htm Biography of Johnny Carson http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ca-‐Ch/Carson-‐Johnny.html Origins of the Doughboy http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/origindb.htm
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