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Stolen memorial honoring Indian independence movement to be replaced
After early meetings in St. Johns, the Punjabis formally created the Ghadar Party at a gathering in Astoria in 1913. Ghadar roughly translates as "mutiny" or "uprising."
Last October, an unknown thief stole a memorial bronze plaque in Astoria honoring the Ghadar Party, a revolutionary movement for Indian independence from Britain, whose early leaders included mill workers from Portland, Astoria and elsewhere.
On Saturday, April 7, a replacement plaque will be reinstalled and dedicated at Astoria’s Maritime Memorial Park, in a noon ceremony and luncheon.