Lester F. Butler Memorial, (sculpture).

Lester F. Butler Memorial, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Lester F. Butler Memorial, (sculpture).

Shopiere Clock Monument, (sculpture).

Clock: metal, painted; Base: concrete.

Overall: approx. H. 25 ft.; Clock: approx. 19 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 3 x 5 x 5 ft.

(On plaque on clock base, raised lettering:) (Front:) LESTER/.F./BUTLER/MEMORIAL/CORP. LESTER/F. BUTLER/CO.L.127 INF./32nd DIV./BORN OCT.11 1886/KILLED IN ACTION/AUG.4 1918/FISMES, FRANCE (Left side:) IN HONOR/OF/THE/VETERANS/OF/THE/SPANISH/-AMERICAN/WAR/And Our Other Wars (Another side:) IN HONOR/OF/THE/SOLDIERS/SAILORS/AND/MARINES/OF THE/WORLD WAR/1914-1919 (Another side:) IN HONOR/OF/THE/VETERANS/OF/THE/CIVIL/WAR/1861-1865 unsigned

A four-sided clock with round clock faces sits on top of a fluted post with a rectangular bottom. The clock is topped by a finial and a tall rod. Four support cords extend from the tip of the rod to the ground. At times, a flag flies from the top of the rod. Each clock face is trimmed with a decorative border and a lion's head at each corner. Rings hang from each lion's mouth. The clock mechanism is located in the rectangular bottom part. A door with a small knob is on the front side of the clock casing. The clock is mounted atop a stepped base.

Homage -- Butler, Lester F.

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- Spanish American War

History -- United States -- World War I

History -- United States -- Military history

Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Turtle

Administered by Town of Turtle, Public Service Center, Creek Road & County Trunk Highway J, Beloit, Wisconsin 53511

Located Southwest corner of County Trunk Highway S & Butterfly Road, Turtle, Wisconsin

Formerly located Intersection of County Trunk Highways S & J, Turtle, Wisconsin

The clock honors Corporal Lester F. Butler, of Company L, 127th Infantry, 32nd Division, who was born October 11, 1886, and was killed in action during World War I on August 4, 1918 in Fismes, France. The clock also honors the veterans of the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I and other wars. The sculpture was originally located at the intersection of County Trunk Highways S and J. In 1926 the clock was knocked down and damaged by two run-away horses. When the clock was repaired, wooden rings were made for the clock's four faces. Around 1991 the wooden rings were replaced with new metal rings. IAS files contain a Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Catalog sculpture report (Rock County I.D. No. RCVM 19) prepared October 1991.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1993.

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