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Pioneer Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Hailwood, J. P., fabricator. Grindrod, A., fabricator. Title:  Pioneer Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Centennial Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 12, 1888. Medium:  Sculpture: granite; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. x W. 2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 10 ft. x W. 5 ft. Inscription:  (On front of base, raised letters:) ERECTED MAY 12, 1888/TO MARK THE/HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY/OF THE SETTLEMENT OF CRAWFORD/COUNTY AND THE/FOUNDING OF MEADVILLE, PA. unsigned Description:  The rectangular granite monument is topped by a standing male figure holding the barrel of his riffle with both hands, the butt resting on the ground. The figure is dressed in a coonskin cap, a buckskin jacket, and leggings. There is a tree stump behind the figure's proper right leg. He represents the pioneer men and women who crossed the Allegheny Mountains and settled in northwest Pennsylvania. The sculpture is mounted on a tiered, rectangular base that is adorned on the front with a circular relief of a log cabin. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Pioneer Dress -- Historic -- Pioneer Dress Architecture exterior -- Domestic -- Cottage Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Meadville Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Meadville, Parks Department, 984 Water Street, City Building, Meadville, Pennsylvania 16335 Located Diamond Park, South Main & Chestnut Streets, Meadville, Pennsylvania Remarks:  The monument was erected on May 12, 1888 in honor of the Centennial celebration of Meadville and Crawford County. The relief of the log cabin on the base honors Meadville's founder, David Mead. The foundation of the monument contains a time capsule that includes articles describing the dedication ceremony. The time capsule is an air-tight copper box given by A. Grindrod and J. P. Hailwood who built the monument's foundation. IAS files contain excerpts from the centennial edition of the Daily Tribune - Republican, May 12, 1888 (Reissued May 12, 1983), pg. 22-32 and pg. 88. For additional information see: Crawford County Historical Society's Photographic Collection, Places file: Diamond Park. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. SOS Assessment Award, 2001. 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 PA000971   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA000971 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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