Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).

Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).

Burdick & Company, fabricator.

Greene & Turner, contractor.

Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).

ca. 1870 (?). Dedicated April 12, 1866.

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Sculpture: light gray Westerly granite; Base: possibly concrete or stone.

Approx. 25 ft. x 4 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 8 in.

(On southeast face of base, in raised lettering:) OUR/SOLDIERS/1865 (Names with unit, place, date and age of death incised on three sides of base) unsigned

A shaft with pyramid top.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Branford

Administered by Town of Branford, Public Works Department, 1019 Main Street, Branford, Connecticut 06405

Located Town Green at 1680 Foxon Road, Branford, Connecticut

Three nearby boulders with plaques commemorate those who served in the World Wars. The plans to erect a memorial were begun shortly after peace was declared in 1865. The cost was $2,000. The monument was supplied by Burdick & Company; finishing and lettering were done by Greene & Turner.

IAS files include an excerpt from "The History of North Branford and Northford," by Herbert C. Miller. For related reading, see "History of New Haven County," v. II, (New York: W. W. Preston & Co., 1892), p. 95.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1994.

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