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Burdick & Company,
Greene & Turner,
History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Branford
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Sculpture
Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Burdick & Company, fabricator.
Greene & Turner, contractor.
Title:
Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1870 (?). Dedicated April 12, 1866.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: light gray Westerly granite; Base: possibly concrete or stone.
Dimensions:
Approx. 25 ft. x 4 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 8 in.
Inscription:
(On southeast face of base, in raised lettering:) OUR/SOLDIERS/1865 (Names with unit, place, date and age of death incised on three sides of base) unsigned
Description:
A shaft with pyramid top.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Branford
Obelisk
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Branford, Public Works Department, 1019 Main Street, Branford, Connecticut 06405
Located Town Green at 1680 Foxon Road, Branford, Connecticut
Remarks:
Three nearby boulders with plaques commemorate those who served in the World Wars. The plans to erect a memorial were begun shortly after peace was declared in 1865. The cost was $2,000. The monument was supplied by Burdick & Company; finishing and lettering were done by Greene & Turner.
IAS files include an excerpt from "The History of North Branford and Northford," by Herbert C. Miller. For related reading, see "History of New Haven County," v. II, (New York: W. W. Preston & Co., 1892), p. 95.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1994.
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 CT000373
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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