The Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).

The Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).

Marr and Gordon, fabricator.

Sanguinetti, Augusto, carver.

Anderson, John, designer.

The Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).

Hoyt Memorial, (sculpture).

Dedicated July 1924.

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Barre gray granite.

Soldier: approx. H. 5 ft. 6 in.; Sailor: approx. H. 56 in.; Base: approx. 14 x 8 x 8 ft. (20 tons).

(Upper left corner of base at plinth inscribed:) PRESENTED BY HOMER HOYT (Inscribed base front:) IN MEMORY OF OUR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS, 1861-1865

A soldier dressed in military uniform with a brimmed hat standing on a column with his proper left leg forward. He is holding a gun in front of him by the barrel with the butt resting in front of his proper right foot. Set in front and below the soldier stands a sailor holding a pair of field glasses in his proper right hand and a long knotted rope in his proper left hand that ends between his feet. He is wearing a shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, a knotted scarf and a circular hat.

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- World War I

History -- United States -- World War II

History -- United States -- Korean War

History -- United States -- Vietnam War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Occupation -- Military -- Sailor

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Dress -- Accessory -- Hat

Object -- Weapon -- Gun

Dress -- Accessory -- Eye wear

Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Tunbridge

Administered by Town of Tunbridge, Cemetery Commission, Route 110, Town Offices Tunbridge, Vermont 05077

Located Tunbridge Memorial Park, Route 110, Tunbridge, Vermont 05077

The monument was a gift to the town by Homer Hoyt, a Turnbridge native and veteran of the Civil War. In 1921, Hoyt died and bequeathed $5,000 to his native town for the memorial. John Anderson, a granite dealer in South Royalton, designed the monument and oversaw its fabrication. Total cost was $4,575. In 1976, the Turnbridge Bicentennial Committee added a bronze tablet on the back of the memorial to commemorate Turnbridge men and women who served in World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict and the Vietnam War. IAS files contain transcriptions of articles from Barre Daily Times (Barre, VT), July 7, 1924, Barre Daily Times (Barre, VT), July 16, 1924, a photocopy of Behind the Times (Bradford, VT), May 1989, and Euclid Farnham's "Tunbridge Past: A Pictorial History of Vermont," Randolph, VT: Tunbridge Historical Society, 1980, pg. 150.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Vermont survey 1992.

Barre Daily Times (Barre, VT), July 7, 1924.

Barre Daily Times (Barre, VT), July 16, 1924.

Farnham, Euclid, "Tunbridge Past: A Pictorial History of Tunbridge," Randolph, VT: Tunbridge Historical Society, 1980, pg. 150.

Behind the Times (Bradford, VT), May 1989.

Farnham, Euclid, "Turnbridge Past--A Pictorial History of Vermont," Randolph, VT: Herald Printery, 1980, pg. 150.

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