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    		• Parker, Charles E.,
     
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    		• Sargent, E. C.,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Weymouth
     
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    		• Obelisk
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Parker, Charles E., designer.
    Sargent, E. C., carver.
    Title: 
    Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Weymouth Civil War Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated July 4, 1868.
    Medium: 
    Granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 20 x 4 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 3 x 5 x 6 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On front:) THEY DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY/(lists of names) (On base:) 1861-1865 unsigned
    Description: 
    On a prominent hilltop approached by two flights of granite steps stands an inscribed granite obelisk decorated with a laurel wreath. The obelisk rests on a square base.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Weymouth
    Obelisk
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Town of Weymouth, Weymouth, Massachusetts
    Located Old North Cemetery, Weymouth, Massachusetts
    Remarks: 
    The monument honors the men of Weymouth who died in the Civil War. IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Object questionnaire dated 1989.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
    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 MA000988
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