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    		• Newlander, Andrew J.,
     
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    		• Murray, James,
     
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    		• Thomas P. Murray Monument Works,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Blackstone
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Newlander, Andrew J., sculptor.
    Murray, James, sculptor.
    Thomas P. Murray Monument Works, fabricator.
    Title: 
    Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated May 30, 1913.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. H. 27.5 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On shaft:) Roll of Honor for Civil War 1861-1865/(list of 750 names of men from Blackstone who served in the Civil War)/1861-1865/BLACKSTONE
    Description: 
    Atop a tall granite shaft stands a granite figure of a Civil War soldier holding his rifle in front of him. The monument is installed in the center of a traffic circle. A wrought iron fence surrounds the monument.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Blackstone
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Town of Blackstone, Blackstone, Massachusetts
    Located Monument Square, Blackstone, Massachusetts
    Remarks: 
    The monument honors the 750 men from Blackstone and Millville, then part of Blackstone, who served in the Grand Army of the Republic. The monument was dedicated on Memorial Day, May 30, 1913 on a site originally known as Block Square, but now known as Monument Square. The monument was designed and constructed by the Thomas P. Murray Monument Works of Woonsocket. For additional information see the Woonsocket Call, Oct. 11, 1969 and Feb. 15, 1974. IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Monuments questionnaire.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MA5026, 1989.
    Monumental News, Feb. 1913, pg. 126.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS MA000325
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