Spanish American War Memorial, (sculpture).

Spanish American War Memorial, (sculpture).

T. F. McGann & Sons Company, founder.

Spanish American War Memorial, (sculpture).

Eagle, (sculpture).

Dedicated Oct. 13, 1940.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 3 x 5 1/2 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 9 in. x 6 ft. 9 in. x 5 ft. (500 lbs.).

(On granite plaque on front of base, incised lettering:) THE/CITY OF BERLIN/IN RECOGNITION/OF THE SERVICE RENDERED/BY ITS CITIZENS/IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR/1898-1902 unsigned

An eagle with wings spread wide and tail lowered. The eagle's head is lowered and turned to the proper left. The sculpture is mounted on top of a granite boulder. The sculpture is bolted to the boulder through the eagle's legs and tail.

History -- United States -- Spanish American War

Animal -- Bird -- Eagle

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Berlin

Administered by City of Berlin, Recreation and Parks Department, First Avenue, Berlin, New Hampshire 03570

Located Central Park, Mason Street west of Unity Street, Berlin, New Hampshire

The sculpture cost $1,175. It was installed by the Town of Berlin in honor of Spanish-American War veterans and was originally placed further back on Mason street from where it now stands. At some point, the sculpture and bronze dedication plaque were stolen. The sculpture was later recovered from the Androscoggin River and reinstalled. A new granite plaque was added to the base, years later, to replace the original one which reportedly listed the Spanish American War veterans. IAS files contain excerpt from James D. Squires' "The Granite State of the United States," New York: 1956, pg. 431; and articles from the Berlin Reporter, Sept. 5 and Oct. 17, 1940; and related information from the "Forty-Fourth Annual Report of The City of Berlin," Berlin, N.H.: Smith & Town, 1941, pg. 24.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1995.

Berlin Reporter, Oct. 17, 1940.

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Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

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