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The Sentinel is a bronze sculpture of an American soldier and is located in George Washington Park in Centralia, Washington.

History
George Washington Park, in Centralia's downtown district, is home to the Centralia Timberland Library. The park contains the statue, The Sentinel, and the Freedom Walk War Memorial, both honoring Centralia soldiers who lost their lives during World War I. The statue is also a remembrance to the deaths of American Legion members that occurred during the city's 1919 Armistice Day Riot. It was placed in 1924 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A bronze plaque honoring the deaths of members of the IWW "Wobblies" during the Centralia Tragedy was installed next to the statue in 2023. The Freedom Walk was built in 1993 and presents the individual names of veterans who perished in military combat since the First World War.

Site
Other artworks on the grounds of the park include the mural, The Resurrection of Wesley Everest.