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The Monitor Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Paramino, John Francis, 1888/89-1956, sculptor. T. F. McGann & Sons Company, founder. Title:  The Monitor Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  North Adams Iron Company Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1951. Dedicated Dec. 10, 1951. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Plaque: bronze; Base: pink granite. Dimensions:  Plaque: approx. 56 x 36 x 3/4 in.; Base: approx. 78 x 48 x 12 3/16 in. Inscription:  John F. Paramino, Sculptor, Boston, Mass / T. F. McGann & Sons Co., Boston, Mass (On front of plaque:) BATTLE BETWEEN THE MONITOR AND MERRIMAC/ON THIS SITE IN THE PLANT OF THE/NORTH ADAMS IRON COMPANY/FOUNDED 1846 AND FROM 1858 TO 1862/OPERATED BY/JOHN ADAM BECKLEY/THE ORE WAS SMELTED FOR THE PLATES/USED IN BUILDING THE/MONITOR/THE FAMOUS ANTAGONIST OF THE MERRIMAC/IN THE FIRST COMBAT OF IRON CLAD VESSELS/IN MARCH 1862/SPONSORED BY HIS GRANDDAUGHTER CLARA M. BECKLEY/ERECTED BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS/PAUL A. DEVER, GOVERNOR signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A rectangular bronze inscription plaque is adorned at the top with a relief depicting the Monitor and the Merrimac engaged in battle with smoke pouring from each vessel. The plaque is attached to a rectangular granite stele. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Architecture -- Boat -- Monitor Architecture -- Boat -- Merrimac Waterscape Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- North Adams Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of North Adams, 245 Ashland Street, North Adams, Massachusetts 01247 Located Furnace Hill, Main Street, North Adams, Massachusetts Remarks:  The plaque commemorates the North Adams Iron Company and John Adam Beckley who ran the company from 1858 to 1862. The plaque was sponsored by Clara Beckley, John Adam Beckley's granddaughter, who wanted to commemorate the company's roll in producing the iron plates used to construct the Monitor, a ship made famous for its Civil War battle with the Merrimac. IAS files contain an article from The Transcript (North Adam, MA), Dec. 8, 1973, pg. 2. For additional information see The Transcript (North Adams, MA), Dec. 10, 1951, pg. 5. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997. Illustration:  Image on file. The Transcript (North Adams, MA), Dec 8, 1973, pg. 2. 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 MA000709   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MA000709 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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