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History -- United States
Emblem -- Seal
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Georgetown
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Sculpture
Georgetown Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Georgetown Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Georgetown Civil War Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 30, 1874.
Medium:
Granite.
Dimensions:
Approx. 24 x 7 x 7 ft.
Inscription:
(On front:) ERECTED/BY THE CITIZENS OF/GEORGETOWN AS A/TOKEN OF GRATITUDE/TO THOSE BRAVE MEN,/WHO DIED IN THE/SERVICE OF THEIR/COUNTRY, DURING THE/WAR OF THE REBELLION,/1861-65./1874 (On back:) "THEY DIED,/THAT THEIR COUNTRY/MIGHT LIVE."/OUR PATRIOTIC DEAD (On left side: list of names)/HONORED (On right side: list of names)/REMEMBERED unsigned
Description:
A short granite obelisk adorned with a relief of the Massachusetts state seal rests on top of a granite block adorned on each side with military symbols --the Union shield with draped flags; a soldier's cap, rifle, and kit bag; crossed swords; and a wheeled caisson flanked by cannonballs.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Emblem -- Seal
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Georgetown
Obelisk
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Georgetown, Georgetown, Massachusetts
Located Intersection of Andover, Central & Library Streets, Georgetown, Massachusetts
Remarks:
The monument was erected in honor of the fifty-three men from Georgetown who died during the Civil War. IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Monuments questionnaire dated June 1990.
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 MA000483
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MA000483
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