Tribute to Sons of World Wars, (sculpture).

Tribute to Sons of World Wars, (sculpture).

Unknown (Italian), sculptor.

Columbus Marble Works, fabricator.

Tribute to Sons of World Wars, (sculpture).

1926. Dedicated June 3, 1926.

Sculpture: marble; Base: marble.

Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 4 in. x 22 ft. x 24 in.; Base: approx. 24 ft. x 22 ft. 5 in. x 7 ft. 8 in.

(Incised below central figure and base:) ERECTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF/J. M. SHIVERS CHAPTER/1926 (Below left male figure, in raised lettering:) TO THE/MEN WHO/WORE THE/GRAY AND/WERE/FAITHFUL/TO THE END/1861-1865 (Below central figure, raised lettering:) PEARL RIVER/COUNTY'S/TRIBUTE TO/HER SONS OF/THE WORLD WAR/1917-1918 (Below female figure, raised lettering:) TO THE/BELOVED/WOMEN/OF THE/CONFEDERACY/AND THE/WORLD/WAR (Names of Pearl River County citizens are incised on the back of exedra) unsigned

Exedra consists of a central pedestal topped by an eagle with partly open wings. Three figures stand on pedestals; one in the center and the others on either end of the seating area. The center figure is uniformed World War I soldier, standing at attention with his rifle in front of him. A uniformed Civil War soldier appears in a similar stance on the left pedestal. A female figure in a mid-calf length dress and apron stands on the right pedestal. Pedestals are joined to the central portion by incised tablets which serve as backing for the seating area. Three markers in front of the monument honor those who served in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, in Grenada, Panama and the Persian Gulf War.

History -- United States -- Military history

History -- United States -- Civil War

History -- United States -- World War I

History -- United States -- Persian Gulf War

History -- United States -- Korean War

History -- United States -- Vietnam War

History -- Grenada

Portrait female -- Whitten,

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Animal -- Bird -- Eagle

Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Poplarville

Administered by Pearl River County, Board of Supervisors, Main Street, Poplarville, Mississippi 39436

Located Pearl River Courthouse, Poplarville, Mississippi

Erected under the auspices of the Col. J. M. Shivers Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Orville Carver Post no. 100, American Legion in tribute to Pearl River County citizens who served in military conflicts from the Civil War to the Persian Gulf War and the women who supported the war efforts at home. The County appropriated $10,000 for the monument and the landscaping of the grounds. The figures were executed in Italy and cost $500 each. Mrs. Whitten of Pearl River County was photographed in period dress,and this photo was used as the model for the female figure. The work is lighted with a central footlight.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1994.

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