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| It would be shortsighted to view world history without seeing World War One as history’s flash point. Certainly, World War Two gets all the attention, and as conflicts go it was perhaps the most destructive one the world has ever seen. The Holocaust, the Atom Bomb, Dresden, the horrors of World War Two are considerable, but in its historical context WWII was merely a continuation of the unfinished animosities leftover from the War to End All Wars. World War One was the culmination of hundreds of years of tensions, many over rights of succession, family feuds dating back to the time following the collapse of the Roman Empire. Without a doubt, all modern world politics derive from those tensions, the war that decimated most of Europe and the devastation left in its wake. |
 | That said, the World War One Memorial in North Attleboro is a beautiful park to bring the family. There are several secluded picnic areas and a diverse petting zoo set in the center. Surprisingly, the stars of the zoo seemed to be the potbellied pigs, charlotte and Violet. Not extremely energetic, but terribly friendly towards strangers. |
| The stars of the day, gregarious and amicable to say the least |
| There are quite a few varieties of birds on display, pure bred hens, a peacock and varieties of pheasants which seem too colorful to be real. Another area has a leash of deer. These are also terribly friendly, as long as they think you might have some carrots to offer. The call of a deer looking for a hand-out is something which can never be erased from one’s memory. Deer sounds are bizarre, high pitched but not too loud, they almost sound as if they were trying to sound out vowels from the depths of the throat without lips or tongue to help shape the sound. Worth a listen to be sure. |  |
| These used to run around here naturally |
 | For the kids, next to the zoo is the obligatory child habitrail. There’s a tremendous slide and a pretty nice playground to run around in. Only about ten minutes off of Route 95, the North Attleboro World War One Memorial Park is a pretty fine place to spend the afternoon. |
| Julia's Garden and Child Habitrail |
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