Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).

Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Burger, Adam J., contractor.

Stebbens, M. H., contractor.

Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).

Installed Dec. 20, 1907. Dedicated May 30, 1908.

Sculpture: copper; Base: stone and concrete.

Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. 52 ft. 4 in. x 9 ft. x 9 ft.

(On plaque on base, raised lettering:) ERECTED DECEMBER 20, 1907./BY THE/CITIZENS OF JERSEY SHORE AND VICINITY, TO THE MEMORY OF/THE SOLDIERS ANDSAILORS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR;/WAR WITH ENGLAND 1812-1814;/MEXICAN WAR OF 1846-1848;/CIVIL WAR OF 1861-1865, AND OF THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR OF 1898/THIS COLUMN IS FROM THE STATE CAPITOL, ERECTED IN 1819-1821,/AND DESTROYED BY FIRE FEBRUARY 2, 1897./"WE HERE HIGHLY RESOLVE THAT THESE DEAD SHALL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN./THAT THIS NATION, UNDER GOD SHALL HAVE A NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM./AND THAT THIS GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE,/FOR THE PEOPLE, SHALL NOT PERISH FROM THE EARTH." LINCOLN

At the top of a tall stone column stands a Civil War soldier holding the barrel of a rifle with both hands. The sculpture is mounted atop a tall Ionic column set upon a square base.

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 -- Pennsylvania -- Jersey Shore

Jersey Shore Cemetery, 1103 Locust Street, P. O. Box 313, On Cemetery Street, Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania 17740

The sculpture was installed by the citizens of Jersey Shore and vicinity in memory of the soldiers and sailors who served in the Revolution, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Civil War, and the Spanish American War. The column on which the sculpture is mounted was taken from the State Capitol in Harrisburg which was built between 1819 and 1821. The capitol building was destroyed by fire on February 2, 1897. Contractor for the project was M. H. Stebbens. The sculpture was erected under the direction of stonemason Adam J. Burger of Antes Fort. The sculpture was dedicated on Memorial Day, May 30, 1908. IAS files contain a related excerpt from Helen Russell's "The Tiadaghton Tale," Williamsport, PA: Scaife's Valley Press, 1975, pg. 62; and newspaper articles from the Jersey Shore Herald, Dec. 26, 1907; May 7, 1908; and May 28, 1908.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994.

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