The Hoadley Monument, (sculpture).

The Hoadley Monument, (sculpture).

Monumental Bronze Company, founder.

Adair, J. R., carver.

Williams, J. D., assistant.

Barker, B. W., assistant.

The Hoadley Monument, (sculpture).

Soldier's Monument, (sculpture).

Civil War Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated May 30, 1904.

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White bronze on a dark Barre granite base.

Sculpture: H. 6 ft. 2 in.; Base: 8 ft. x 5 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. 4 in. Granite coping: Diam. approx. 20 ft. (16 tons).

(Carved into west side of base:) ERECTED/BY/FRANCIS H. HOADLEY/Co. C. 10 Reg./ Vt. Vols./1904 (White bronze plaque on south base:) 1861 Middletown's 1865/Roll of Honor (List of soldier's names) (Metal plaque base east side:) Middletown Springs Remembers/1917 World War 1919/(List of soldier's names)/and those who by birth or/affiliation claim Middletown/Springs at their home (Metal plaque base east side:) Middletown Springs/Remembers/1941 World War 1945/(List of soldier's names) (Metal plaque base north side:) Revolutionary Soldiers buried/in old cemetery/(List of soldier's names)/This tablet added by the D.A.R. unsigned

A Union soldier of 1861-1965, standing at parade rest weight on proper right foot, both hands wrapped round the barrel of a rifle resting on its butt before him, just to the proper right. His kit includes a bayonet hanging from a belt on his proper left side and a bag on his proper right hip.

History -- United States -- World War II

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- World War II

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Dress -- Accessory -- Hat

Object -- Weapon -- Gun

Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Middletown Springs

Administered by Town of Middletown Springs, Middletown Springs, Vermont 05757

Located Village Green, Park in front of the Congregational Church, Middletown Springs, Vermont 05757

IAS files contain pages from "History of the Hoadley Monument and Unveiling Ceremonies," edited by La Roy Southworth, Middletown Springs, VT, 1904. The idea for the statue originated in 1903 at a meeting of the Congressional Society of Middleton Springs, at a cost not to exceed $2,000. The statue was a gift of Captain H. Hoadley, who was born in Middleton in 1847, enlisted for the Civil War at the age of 15 in 1862, and settled in Wallingford in 1868 as a blacksmith and carriage builder. The granite part of the sculpture was furnished by J. R. Adair of Great Falls, New York, and the bronze portion by the Monumental Bronze Company of Bridgeport, Ct., represented by B. W. Barker of Providence, Rhode Island. The surrounding granite coping is the work of J. D. Williams of Poultney, Vermont. See IAS files for photocopies of the sculpture (ca. 1904 and 1952), and photocopies of the original contracts signed between Adair and Hoadley. The cost of the figure was $457.50. IAS files also contain a copy of the sculpture's Inventory nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Vermont survey, 1992.

Southworth, La Roy, ed., "History of the Hoadley Monument and Unveiling Ceremonies," Middletown Springs, VT, 1904.

Southworth, La Roy, ed., "History of the Hoadley Monument and Unveiling Ceremonies," Middletown Springs, VT, 1904.

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