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Soldier's Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Soldier's Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Aug. 7, 1921. Medium:  Sculpture: granite; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 x 4 x 1 ft.; Base: approx. 1 x 6 x 3 ft. Inscription:  (Incised on front:) THIS MEMORIAL/IS DEDICATED TO THE/SOLDIERS AND SAILORS/OF THE WORLD WAR./ERECTED BY THE W.R.C. AND THE/PEOPLE OF EAGLE GROVE/AND VICINITY (Names are incised on the east and west sides) unsigned Description:  Relief inset in a shaft depicts a uniformed World War I soldier walking towards the west. He holds his rifle horizontally, as though poised to use it. An eagle is perched overhead. Square markers on each side of the monument honor Gold Stars and Gold Star and Red Cross nurses. A low boulder in front bears a plaque honoring Spanish American War volunteers. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War I History -- United States -- Spanish American War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Eagle Grove Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Eagle Grove, 210 East Broadway, City Hall, Eagle Grove, Iowa 50533 Located Railroad Park, Corner of Broadway & Park Streets, Eagle Grove, Iowa Remarks:  Erected by the Women's Relief Corps and the citizens of Eagle Grove. The Spanish American War plaque was placed by the American Legion Post 304 in June 1971. The plaque reads: THIS MEMORIAL/PLACED HERE BY/AMERICAN LEGION POST 304/THE AUXILIARY/AND COMMUNITY IN MEMORY/OF THE MEN WHO/VOLUNTEERED THEIR/SERVICE ON JUNE 22, 1898/DURING THE/SPANISH AMERICAN WAR. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1996. 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 IA000285   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IA000285 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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