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(St. Andrews Society Relief Plaque), (sculpture). Artist:  William Highton & Sons Company, founder. Title:  (St. Andrews Society Relief Plaque), (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1925. Medium:  Sculpture: metal; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 28 x 24 x 1 in.; Base: approx. 68 x 118 x 25 in. Inscription:  (At lower right:) WM HIGHTON & SONS CO/NASHUA, N.H. (On plaque:) A.D. 1925/THE SAINT ANDREWS SOCIETY OF GLENS FALLS N.Y./ERECTED THIS TABLET TO COMMEMORATE THE/HEROIC GALLANTRY OF THE 42D REGIMENT OF FOOT/BETTER KNOWN AS "THE ROYAL HIGHLANDERS" OR "THE BLACK WATCH"/WHO ON JULY 8, 1758 LOST HERE/IN KILLED AND WOUNDED OVER SIX HUNDRED/OF THE THOUSAND MEN ENGAGED/MORTALLY WOUNDED ON THAT DAY WAS THEIR MAJOR/DUNCAN CAMPBELL OF INVERAWE/THE HERO OF ONE OF THE MOST NOTED/GHOST STORIES OF SCOTTISH HISTORY/AND OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON'S POEM/"TICONDEROGA" unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  Commemorative plaque on stone base. The plaque is topped with the seal of the Saint Andrews Society, which depicts the bearded Saint wearing a robe amid a foliated motif. Below the figure is a ribbon inscribed "RELIEVE THE DISTRESSED." Subject:  History -- United States -- French & Indian War Ethnic -- Scottish Homage -- Campbell, Duncan Occupation -- Military -- Major Literature -- Stevenson -- Ticonderoga Emblem -- Seal Religion -- Saint -- St. Andrew Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Ticonderoga Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Fort Ticonderoga Museum, Box 390, Ticonderoga, New York 12883 Located Fort Ticonderoga, Entrance road, Ticonderoga, New York Remarks:  Commemorative plaque honors the 42nd Regiment of Scottish soldiers also known as the Royal Highlanders, who lost most of their number, including Major Duncan Campbell, on July 8, 1758. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. 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 NY001276   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001276 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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