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History -- United States
Homage -- Wheelock, Eleazer
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Northfield
Sculpture
The Dartmouth College Road Markers, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
The Dartmouth College Road Markers, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Eleazer Wheelock Memorial, (sculpture).
Medium:
Each plaque: bronze; Each base: stone.
Dimensions:
2 markers. Each plaque: approx. H.42 in. x W. 38 in.; Each base: approx. 6 x 3 1/2 x 2 ft.
Inscription:
(On west plaque:) THE/DARTMOUTH/COLLEGE/ROAD (On east plaque:) OVER THIS ROUTE/ELEAZER WHEELOCK/PASSED TO FOUND/DARTMOUTH COLLEGE/1770 unsigned
Description:
Two rough stone markers, one on the west side of Route 63 with a bronze inscription plaque noting the road to Dartmouth College, and one on the east side of Route 63 with a bronze inscription plaque commemorating Eleazer Wheelock's route to Dartmouth.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Massachusetts
Homage -- Wheelock, Eleazer
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Northfield
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Northfield, Northfield Historical Commission, Main Street, Northfield, Massachusetts 01360
Located East and west sides of Route 63, Northfield, Massachusetts 01360
Remarks:
IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Monuments questionnaire dated May 1977.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
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 MA000729
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MA000729
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