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Lucas, S. W.,
David, Charles N.,
Stiles Brick Company,
History -- United States
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- North Haven
Sculpture
Soldiers Monument, North Haven, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Lucas, S. W., contractor.
David, Charles N., contractor.
Stiles Brick Company, contractor.
Title:
Soldiers Monument, North Haven, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Oct. 1905.
Medium:
Sculpture: cannon; Base: Quincy granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. 3 in. x 12 ft.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 9 in. x 10 ft. 8 in. (10 tons).
Inscription:
(On upper section of east side of base, raised:) 1861-1865 (On middle section of east side of base, incised:) CEDAR MOUNTAIN/FORT WAGNER/FREDERICKSBURG/CHANCELLORSVILLE/FORT GREGG, VA/PETERSBURG (On lower section of east side of base, raised:) 1905 (On upper section of west side of base, raised:) 1861-1865 (On middle section of west side of base, incised:) ERECTED/BY THE TOWN OF/NORTH HAVEN/AS A TRIBUTE TO THE/VALOR OF HER SONS/WHO ON LAND AND SEA/FOUGHT IN THE/CIVIL WAR/TO PRESERVE THE UNION unsigned
Description:
Monument consists of a Civil War Rodman cannon and carriage mounted on a base. A flagpole, gazebo, and stack of 30 cannonballs are nearby.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Object -- Weapon -- Cannon
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- North Haven
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of North Haven, Parks and Recreation Department, 18 Church Street, North Haven, Connecticut 07473
Located The Green, Opposite 24 Church Street, North Haven, Connecticut
Remarks:
Dedicated to all who served in the Civil War. A monument was originally proposed in 1884 by the Veteran Soldiers' Association; however, the funds raised for the monument, by taxation and private contribution, were instead used to build Memorial Town Hall in 1886. After the Spanish-American War, the Town of North Haven received free of charge a Civil War Rodman gun that became surplus from Lighthouse Point, New Haven, Connecticut. The cannon's carriage was purchased by the New Haven Superintendent of Parks, on behalf of North Haven, with funds raised by the Veteran Soldiers' Association. The base was designed by an unknown North Haven veteran. S. W. Lucas supplied the granite for the base, which was set by Charles N. David of Stiles Brick Company. A time capsule was placed in the cornerstone of the base. IAS files contain detailed dimensions of the base and information from "Souvenir North Haven Memorial, Dedication of the Soldiers' Monument, North Haven, Conn., Veteran Soldiers' Association, 1905." Other related unpublished records are housed at the North Haven Historical Society, North Haven, Connecticut.
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 CT000164
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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