Colonel William Crawford, (sculpture).

Colonel William Crawford, (sculpture).

Kilpatrick, C. S., sculptor.

Jno. Williams, Inc., founder.

Colonel William Crawford, (sculpture).

1917. Dedicated Oct. 1917.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 8 x 3 1/2 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 19 x 8 x 8 ft.

(Bottom proper left:) Sam Kilpatrick 1917 (Bottom proper right:) Williams inc/SC (Keystone-shaped plaque on front of base, raised lettering:) (State emblem)/IN MEMORY OF/COLONEL WILLIAM CRAWFORD/BORN IN BERKLEY COUNTY VIRGINIA IN 1732/FRIEND OF WASHINGTON-PIONEER-PATRIOT./THIS MONUMENT IS SITUATED 1260 YARDS S.69 E.16' OF THE/SPOT WHERE HE BUILT HIS LOG CABIN IN 1765 ON THE WEST/BANK OF THE YOUGHIOGENY RIVER, AT THE HISTORIC/STEWART'S CROSSINGS./HE FIRST VISITED THE REGION WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS/IN 1758, AS AN OFFICER IN THE EXPEDITION OF GENERAL/FORBES AGAINST FORT DUQUESNE. AS COLONEL OF THE/SEVENTH VIRGINIA REGIMENT, HE CROSSED THE/DELAWARE WITH WASHINGTON IN 1777, AND SHARED/IN THE VICTORY AT TRENTON. FIGHTING IN DEFENSE/OF THE FRONTIER, AS COMMANDER OF THE/SANDUSKY EXPEDITION, HE WAS CAPTURED BY/THE INDIANS AND BURNED AT THE STAKE/NEAR CRAWFORDSVILLE, OHIO, JUNE 11, 1782./---/ERECTED BY/THE PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION/THE CITY OF CONNELLSVILLE,/AND GRATEFUL CITIZENS./1917. signed Founder's mark appears.

A standing portrait of Colonel William Crawford depicted in his military uniform with his proper left knee bent forward as if walking. In his raised proper right hand he holds a scroll. In his proper left hand he once held a sword that is now missing. Crawford's hat lays on the ground behind his proper left leg. The sculpture is mounted upon a three-tiered, rough-edged base.

Portrait male -- Crawford, William -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Colonel

Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Connellsville

Carnegie Free Library, Maintenance, 275 Pittsburgh Street, Connellsville, Pennsylvania

Colonel William Crawford (1732-1782) was a Connellsville, Pennsylvania pioneer who served as colonel in the Seventh Virginia Regiment and crossed the Delaware with George Washington in 1777. As commander of the Sandusky expedition, he was captured by Indians and burned at the stake near Crawfordsville, Ohio on June 11, 1782. The sculpture was erected by the City of Connellsville and the Pennsylvania Historical Commission through the William Crawford Memorial Commission to mark Crawford's home which was made a historic site in 1981. The cost of the sculpture was $3,442. Funds were raised through donations, and a $750 contribution given by both the Pennsylvania Historical Commission and the City of Connellsville. The inscription on base is by Rev. Ellis B. Burgess. The figure's sword has been stolen twice and is stored in the library.

IAS files contain a biographical pamphlet on Crawford, entitled "The Hero-Matyr of the Youghiogheny"; an unidentified newspaper article, ca. 1917; and newspaper articles from The Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pennsylvania): Aug. 21, 1915, pg. 1; Oct. 25, 1917, pg. 6 (includes discussion of dedication); Dec. 13, 1917 (with list of donors).

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.

The Weekly Courier (Connellsville, Pennsylvania), Oct. 25, 1917, pg. 6.

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