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(Veteran's Memorial), (sculpture). Artist:  J.L. Mott Iron Works, founder. Title:  (Veteran's Memorial), (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Nov. 11, 1919. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: painted cast iron; Pedestal: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 12 ft.; Pedestal: approx. H. 4 ft. Inscription:  (On east side of pedestal, incised:) 1917 - 1918/The J. L. Mott/Iron Wks. N. Y. (On west side of pedestal, incised:) 1917 - 1918 (On north side of pedestal, raised:) IN HONOR OF THE MEN WHO SERVED IN/THE WORLD WAR AND IN MEMORY OF;/RUPERT M. BURSTAN, CAPT. U.S.M.C./JOHN J. HOFFECKER, 9TH. INFT./E. DAVIS MANLOVE, 59TH. PIONEERS/JEREMIAH JACKSON, COLORED I.R.D. unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  A brown fluted column set atop a base adorned with acanthus leaves, wreaths and other designs. The sculpture is set atop a granite pedestal which sets on a larger rectangular rock. Beneath this are two step-like platforms. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War I Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Delaware -- Middletown Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Middletown, 216 North Board Street, Middletown, Delaware 19709 Located Cochran Square, Middletown, Delaware Remarks:  The four men named on the monument's plaque were the Middletown residents killed in World War I. The monument was reportedly the the first World War I monument in Delaware, and cost approximately $2,000, with all of the funding contributed by area residents. It has been moved and modified. A sculpture of an eagle formerly surmounted the column, but was removed for maintenance in 1993 or 1994. IAS files contain article from the Wilmington News Journal (Wilmington, DE), May 25, 1994, pg. 3, and material from Gene T. Montesiore, "Middletown Centennial, 1861-1961," Lithograph, 1961. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Delaware survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Wilmington News Journal (Wilmington, DE), May 25, 1994, pg. 3. 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 DE000032   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture DE000032 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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