But there’s a key difference: The next plaque honoring U.S. soldiers will be granite rather than bronze, a material that has become a target for thieves. “This is happening all over the place,” said ...
The plaque reads: “This stone is one of two large nodules of sandstone found in 1837 during the excavation of the G.W.R. Tunnel No.1 near St Anne’s and preserved there by I.K. Brunel.