Kavanaugh Monument, (sculpture).

Kavanaugh Monument, (sculpture).

A. Ghioli, fabricator.

Kavanaugh Monument, (sculpture).

Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated 1922. Steles: June 1989.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite; Tablets: granite.

Overall: approx. 35 ft. x 14 1/2 ft. x 7 ft. 7 in.

A. GHIOLI QUINCY MASS. (Lower front of column:) TO THE GLORY OF GOD/IN GRATEFUL REMEMBERENCE (sic)/OF OUR HEROES WHO SERVED/IN ALL WARS FOR THE TRIUMP (sic)/OF RIGHT AND FREEDOM/WATERFORD/A GIFT FROM/CHARLES H. KAVANAUGH TO HIS HOMETOWN/1922 (Tablet on left side of monument:) CIVIL WAR/(twenty-seven male names follow)/WORLD WAR I/(eight male names follow)/TOWN OF WATERFORD, JUNE 10, 1989 (Tablet on right side of monument:) WORLD WAR II/(twenty male names follow)/KOREA/(three male names follow)/VIETNAM/(four male names follow)/TOWN OF WATERFORD/JUNE 10, 1989 Founder's mark appears.

The monument consists of a bronze sculpture of a female figure standing atop a tall, square granite column flanked at its base by bronze figures of a World War I soldier and World War I sailor. The female figure, possibly representing Liberty, holds a flag in her proper left hand and a laurel wreath in her proper right hand. She has shoulder-length hair and wears a tiara with a five-pointed star. She is dressed in long robes that are belted at the waist. Below her on her proper left, the soldier carries a gun with a bayonet and marches with his proper left leg forward. Below her on her proper right, the sailor carries a gun with a bayonet and marches with his proper right leg forward. On the lower front of the column, there is a bronze eagle with wings spread, holding a quiver of arrows, laurel leaves, and an olive branch in its talons. The memorial is flanked by two commemorative tablets listing the names of those who serve in the Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- World War I

History -- United States -- World War II

History -- United States -- Korean War

History -- United States -- Vietnam War

Figure female -- Full length

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Occupation -- Military -- Sailor

Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty

Object -- Other -- Flag

Animal -- Bird -- Eagle

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Waterford

Administered by Town of Waterford, Parks Department, 65 Broad Street, Waterford, New York 12188

Located Memorial Park, 1st & Broad Street, Waterford, New York

The $25,000 cost of the monument was donated by C. Kavanaugh. Originally, the monument was to have been installed in Flat Iron Park, but it was feared that a natural spring at that site would damage the piece. For additional information see Sidney Hammersley's "The History of Waterford," 1957.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.

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