War Monument, (sculpture).

War Monument, (sculpture).

Burnett Brothers, fabricator.

War Monument, (sculpture).

Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated Sept. 23, 1922.

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Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 10 ft. 6 in. x 82 in. x 82 in.

(On United States seal on front of base:) E PLURIBUS/UNUM (On plaque on front of base:).ONE NATION..ONE FLAG./1861 WAR OF REBELLION 1865/(followed by two columns of names) (On front of first step of base:) 1920 (Around New Hampshire state seal on back of base:) SIGILLUM REIPUBLICAE NEO HANTONIENSIS (On bronze plaque on back of base:) HONOR ROLL/DEDICATED TO OUR YOUTH OF JEFFERSON/WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY/1941 -DURING WORLD WAR II- 1945/(followed by two columns of names) (On plaque on proper left side of base:) .FOR PEACE./.BETWEEN ALL NATIONS./1914 WORLD WAR 1919/(followed by two columns of names) (On plaque on proper right side of base:) .LIBERTY./.FREEDOM...JUSTICE./.CIVILIZATION./WAR OF REVOLUTION (followed by 4 names)/WAR OF 1812/(followed by two columns of names)/MEXICAN WAR/(followed by three names)/SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR/(followed by four names) unsigned

Full-length figure of a World War I soldier. He wears a uniform including boots, leggings, pants, jacket and cap. Attached to his jacket belt are a number of small pouches, a canteen and a bayonet. He holds a rifle against his proper right leg; the butt of the gun rests on the ground. The granite sculpture stands atop a rough-hewn granite base. Decorating the base are bronze reliefs: on the front is the seal of the United States; on the back is the state seal of New Hampshire; on the sides of the base are a United States flag and rifle. The base ends in two steps.

History -- United States -- World War I

History -- United States -- Revolution

History -- United States -- War of 1812

History -- United States -- Mexican War

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- Spanish American War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Jefferson

Administered by Town of Jefferson, Town Offices, Main Street, Jefferson, New Hampshire 03583

Located Route 2 near Holy Trinity Church, Jefferson, New Hampshire

Cost of the monument was $5,000. Funds for the monument were raised through private donation and town appropriation. IAS files contain copies of related excerpts from George C. Evans' "History of the Town of Jefferson New Hampshire, 1773-1927", Manchester: Granite State Press, 1927, pg. 247-258; and David Ruell's unpublished manuscript "The Public Sculpture of New Hampshire", Concord: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1980, pg. 198-201.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993.

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