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Knox Trail Marker, (sculpture). Artist:  Norton, Henry L., sculptor. Title:  Knox Trail Marker, (sculpture). Dates:  1927. Dedicated June 30, 1928. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Relief: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. H. 4 ft. x W. 3 ft. Inscription:  (On granite base:) THROUGH THIS PLACE PASSED/GENERAL HENRY KNOX/IN THE WINTER OF 1775-1776/TO DELIVER TO/GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON/AT CAMBRIDGE/THE TRAIN OF ARTILLERY/FROM FORT TICONDEROGA USED/TO FORCE THE BRITISH ARMY/TO EVACUATE BOSTON/ERECTED BY THE COMMONWEALTH/OF MASSACHUSETTS 1927 (On lower right of bronze relief:) H.L. Norton SC signed Description:  A granite marker adorned with a bronze relief depicting two Continental Army soldiers and a team of oxen dragging a sled loaded with a cannon and powder. Subject:  History -- United States -- Revolution Homage -- Knox, Henry Figure group -- Male Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Animal -- Cattle Object -- Weapon -- Cannon Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Otis Relief Sculpture Owner:  Located Route 23 at West Shore Road, Otis, Massachusetts Remarks:  The marker commemorates General Henry Knox who in the winter of 1775-1776 delivered a "train of artillery" from Fort Ticonderoga to General George Washington in Cambridge. This marker is one of several that traces the route General Knox took to transport his load of artillery. IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Monuments questionnaire dated Oct. 17, 1983; and newspaper articles from The Berkshire Eagle, Nov. 25, 1972, pg. 19; March 28, 1973; May 16, 1973; and Oct. 27, 1973. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 MA000744   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MA000744 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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