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Civil War Memorial Army - Navy Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  New England Granite Works, fabricator. Title:  Civil War Memorial Army - Navy Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Civil War Army - Navy Memorial, (sculpture). Army - Navy Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 30, 1905. Medium:  Sculpture: Westerly, Rhode Island granite; Base: Quincy granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. H. 17 ft. Inscription:  Presented by Orlando Leach to the Town of Avon - MDCCCCV Description:  A standing figure of a Union soldier holding his rifle at parade rest is placed at the top of a tall shaft in a traffic circle. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Occupation -- Military -- Sailor Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Avon Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Avon, Avon, Massachusetts Located Goeres Square, Avon, Massachusetts Remarks:  The memorial honors the men of Avon who served with the Army and the Navy during the Civil War. The memorial was given to the town by Orlando Leach. IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Monuments questionnaire dated June 15, 1978. 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 MA000296   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MA000296 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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