War Memorial Monument - Hill, (sculpture).

War Memorial Monument - Hill, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

War Memorial Monument - Hill, (sculpture).

Eagle: gilded (?) metal; Base: granite.

Eagle: approx. 11 1/2 x 25 x 11 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 65 x 54 x 54 in.

(On plaque on front of base, upper plate, raised:) HONORING/THE MEN AND WOMEN/OF THIS COMMUNITY/WHO SERVED IN/THE ARMED FORCES OF/THE UNITED STATES (On plaque on front of base, lower plate, raised:) 1928/THIS MONUMENT/WAS ERECTED BY/THE CITIZENS OF HILL/AS A MEMORIAL/TO HER LOVING SONS (On plaque on side of base:) 1861 GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC 1865/1861 VETERANS 1866/THE CIVIL WAR/TWELFTH REGIMENT/(list of names of veterans) (On plaque on back of base:) 1917 1919 THE WORLD WAR/(list of names)/THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR 1898 NELSON C. YOUNG (On plaque on other side of base:) 1861 1865 THE CIVIL WAR FOURTH REGIMENT/(list of names) unsigned

A small eagle, with outstretched wings, its talons resting upon a small globelike structure. The eagle is mounted on a large square base with text plaques on all sides.

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- Spanish American War

History -- United States -- World War I

Animal -- Bird -- Eagle

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Hill

Administered by Town of Hill, Town Office, Hill, New Hampshire 03243

Located Crescent Street, Opposite Town Hall, Hill, New Hampshire

A group, that eventually became known as The Legion's Choral Club, was organized on February 9, 1925, to raise funds to purchase and erect a memorial honoring the soldiers from Hill "who served in the World War and other wars." The funds were raised through entertainment events. The War Memorial was erected in 1928. It was transferred from Old Hill Village, to the new village of Hill when the town moved out of the river valley. The eagle has been replaced twice. The original eagle was made of copper. It was vandalized, repaired, and eventually replaced by four small, gilded aluminum eagles which faced each other from the four corners of the compass. They were replaced by the present eagle at an unknown date. The present eagle is usually removed and stored during the winter. The upper plate of the plaque on the front of the base may be newer than the other plaques. IAS files contain transcriptions of names on plaques. IAS files contain related excerpts from Mildred T. Morrill's,"Hill: The Old and the New, 1754-1976;" and "Hill Village on the Pemigewasset," Hill Historical Society, 1991, pg. 68-69, which includes photo of original eagle.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993.

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