Memorial bricks
Memorial brick wording ideas
What to engrave on a brick in the Colossus of George Washington: 3 lines, up to 20 characters each.
Each brick is built into the Colossus of George Washington, a 50-foot statue underway near Austin, Texas.
In memory
- IN LOVING MEMORYMARGARET A. KELLY1938–2024
- FOREVER IN OURHEARTSGRANDPA JOE
In honor
- IN HONOR OFDR. ROBERT CHENTEACHER, 40 YEARS
- FOR MOM AND DADWHO TAUGHT USTO LOVE THIS LAND
Family
- THE MARTINEZ FAMILYAUSTIN, TEXASEST. 1987
- FOR OUR GRANDKIDSMAY YOU BUILDGREAT THINGS
Service
- SGT. JAMES R. COLEU.S. ARMY1966–1970
- HONORING ALL WHOSERVED, FROM THEHALL FAMILY
Business or group
- ACME BUILDERS INC.PROUD SUPPORTERSINCE 1952
- SCOUT TROOP 112ROUND ROCK, TEXASWE HELPED BUILD IT
School, team or congregation
- CLASS OF 2027CEDAR PARK HIGHWE HELPED BUILD IT
- ST. MARY’S PARISHFAITH AND COUNTRY2026
- MRS. LOPEZ’S CLASS3RD GRADE, 2026LITTLE HISTORIANS
- HILL COUNTRYVETERANS CLUBFOR ALL WHO SERVED
For America
- E PLURIBUS UNUMTHE SMITH FAMILY2026
- FOR THE NEXT250 YEARSTHE PARK FAMILY
Tips
- Count every spaceSpaces and punctuation each take one of the 20 characters.
- Use initialsA middle initial or a first initial saves room for a date or a line of your own.
- Write dates short1938–2024 reads cleanly and fits beside a name.
- Spell it out onceCheck names and dates before you order: engraving is final.
Put your name on it.
An engraved brick, built into the monument, $1,000.
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