Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).

Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).

Keniston, George D., fabricator.

Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).

ca. 1913. Dedicated July 16, 1913.

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Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 22 in. x 22 in.; Base: approx. 9 x 5 x 5 ft.

(On front of base:) SOLDIERS IN THE/CIVIL WAR 61-65/(followed by 13 names) (On back of base:) (8 names)/MEXICAN WAR/WILLIAM GOULD/SPANISH AMERICAN WAR/HERBERT B. HOUGHTON (On proper left side of base are 16 Civil War honor roll names) (On proper right side of base:) LIEUT. JOSEPH/DODGE PARK/8TH U.S. CAVALRY/MILITARY AVIATOR/APR. 3, 1882 - MAY 9, 1913/"LOST HIS LIFE WHILE/GALLANTLY SERVING/HIS COUNTRY"/SOLDIER RESIDENTS OF/WARREN SINCE THE WAR/(followed by nine names) unsigned

Full-length figure of a Union infantry soldier. He wears a uniform, including jacket, trousers, boots and gaiters. A bayonet is attached to the proper left side of his belt and a blanket roll is slung over his proper left shoulder. A powder pouch is on a strap slung over his proper left shoulder and a canteen hangs from his proper right shoulder. He holds a musket by the barrel with both hands. The butt of the gun rests on the ground in front of him. The granite sculpture stands atop a base consisting of a tall granite shaft set on a three-stepped platform.

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- Mexican War

History -- United States -- Spanish American War

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Homage -- Park, Joseph Dodge

Occupation -- Military -- Lieutenant

Occupation -- Transportation -- Pilot

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Warren

Administered by Town of Warren, Board of Selectmen, Town Offices, Route 25, Warren, New Hampshire 03279

Located Depot Common, Route 25, Lower Village, Warren, New Hampshire

Funds for the memorial were raised through the efforts of Francis L. Gerald, a local doctor who raised $600 for the memorial base. W. R. Park and Henry Bixby contributed funds for the purchase of the sculpture in honor of Lieut. Joseph Park who was killed in an airplane crash. IAS files contain transcriptions of names listed on base. IAS files contain copy of related excerpt from David Ruell's unpublished manuscript "The Public Sculpture of New Hampshire", Concord: New Hampshire Historical Society, pg. 955-96; Roland Bixby's "History of Warren, N.H.", 1986, pg. 232-234, 415; and related article from Warren News, July 25, 1913. IAS files contain additional citations for related articles.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993.

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