World War I Monument, (sculpture).

World War I Monument, (sculpture).

Kitson, Theo Alice Ruggles, 1871-1932, sculptor.

Brennan, J. F., contractor.

Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.

World War I Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated 1920.

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Relief plaque: bronze; Base: granite.

Relief plaque: approx. 30 x 43 x 3/4 in.; Base: approx. 63 x 72 x 37 in.

(On lower proper left corner of relief plaque:) THEO A. RUGGLES-KITSON SC (On lower proper left corner of relief plaque:) GORHAM CO FOUNDERS (On lower section of relief plaque, raised letters:) IN HONOR OF THE MEN OF FRANCESTOWN WHO/SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR./1917 .JOHN HERMAN MILLER 1918/ROBERT P. BRYANT CARL A JOHNSON ALLIE F. PAIGE- PHILIP F. PATCH/HARRY R. COCHRANE WILLIAM F. McLINE CLARENCE D. PARKER CARL A RICHARDSON/CLARENCE B. FOOTE WILSON MORSE JOHN L. PARKER FREDERICK A VANDERHEYDEN/* DIED IN SERVICE signed Founder's mark appears.

A relief plaque with a curved top affixed to the side of a large boulder. The upper section of the relief plaque depicts a company of World War I soldiers marching in formation, each carrying a rifle slung over his proper right shoulder. Two flags are raised in the background behind the figures. A single figure leads the soldiers. A laurel branch is incorporated over the upper half of the relief plaque.

History -- United States -- World War I

Figure group -- Male

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Object -- Other -- Flag

Object -- Foliage -- Laurel

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Francestown

Administered by Town of Francestown, Town Hall Annex, P. O. Box 5, Francestown, New Hampshire 03043

Located Junction of Route 136 and Route 47, near Old Meeting House, Francestown, New Hampshire

In 1920 the town of Francestown voted to appropriate funds for a memorial tablet honoring its World War soldiers. The memorial tablet cost $500. The artist was paid $400 and J. F. Brennan was paid $55 for setting the relief plaque with the remaining $45 paid to various individuals for transporting materials. The monument was dedicated on Labor Day in 1920. IAS files contain related articles from the Peterborough Transcript, Aug. 26, 1920; and Sept. 9, 1920. IAS files contain a related excerpt from "Financial and School Reports of the Town of Francestown Together with the Vital Statistics for the Year Ending January 31, 1921," Peterborough, New Hampshire, 1921, pg. 6-7, 14-15. For related information see: John R. Schott's "Frances' Town: A History of Francestown, New Hampshire," Town of Francestown, New Hampshire, 1972.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993.

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