(Soldiers and Sailors Monument), (sculpture).

(Soldiers and Sailors Monument), (sculpture).

Eckhardt Monument Company, fabricator.

(Soldiers and Sailors Monument), (sculpture).

(Spanish American War Memorial), (sculpture).

Dedicated May 24, 1902.

Vermont Barre granite.

Sculpture: approx. 16 x 3 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 27.5 x 8 x 8 ft.

(On front of base:) A TRIBUTE TO THE/SOLDIERS AND SAILORS/OF/PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP/1901

Full-length figure of a striding flag bearer in military (probably Civil War) dress atop a tall four-sided base. Soldier's proper right hand crosses chest to grasp the sword at proper left side; proper left hand grips flagpole. Proper right leg is bent and stepping forward while the proper left is straight. Motifs in low relief decorate the sides of the base: two crossed swords (front); two crossed cannons with mound of cannon balls (proper right); anchor (back).

History -- United States -- Military history

History -- United States -- Spanish American War

History -- United States -- Civil War

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Dress -- Accessory -- Hat

Object -- Weapon -- Sword

Object -- Other -- Flag

Emblem -- Military Insignia

Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Perrysburg

Administered by City of Perrysburg, City Parks Division, 205 East Boundary, Perrysburg, Ohio 43551

Located Hood Park, Louisiana Avenue and Front Street, Perrysburg, Ohio

Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.

The idea for a memorial was first raised in 1882, by the Wolford Post of the G.A.R. The Township (which included Perrysburg) donated $300 toward the cost of the memorial. By 1901, the community had raised $1,800 for the purchase of the memorial, to be designed and built by Eckhardt Monument Company of Toledo. John Hood, a retired Prairie Hull farmer, paid for $1,200 for the lot (then known as Corn Cob Hill) and donated it to the village. The monument was unveiled May 24, 1902.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Toledo survey, 1993.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, OH0032, 1989.

Monumental News, July 1902, pg. 424.

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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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