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(Pierce and Crain Memorial), (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  (Pierce and Crain Memorial), (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1965. Medium:  Granite. Dimensions:  Approx. 5 ft. x 5 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 8 in. Inscription:  (Metal plaque, raised:) TO THE SACRED MEMORY/OF/WILEY PIERCE/BORN--JAN.10, 1883/ROBERT WESLEY CRAIN/BORN--AUG. 16, 1886/BOTH MURDERED/MARCH 3, 1923/(description of their murder by moonshiners)/"LEST WE FORGET" Description:  Rough, rectangular boulder with an inscribed plaque mounted on one side. Subject:  Homage -- Pierce, Wiley Homage -- Crain, Robert Wesley Occupation -- Service -- Policeman Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Franklinton Stele Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Washington Parish Government, Department of Police, Cleveland Street & Pearl Street, Franklinton, Louisiana Located Washington Parish Courthouse, Cleveland Street & Pearl Street, Franklinton, Louisiana Remarks:  Title supplied by Inventory cataloger. Wiley Pierce, 1883-1923, and Robert Wesley Crain, 1886-1923, were two police officers murdered by illicit distillers of "moonshine" whiskey. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1995. 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 LA000232   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture LA000232 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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