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    		• Meacham, George F.,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Waltham
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Waltham Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Meacham, George F., sculptor.
    Title: 
    Waltham Soldiers' Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated May 30, 1868.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. H. 25 ft. x W. 8 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On front:) TO THE NATION'S/DEFENDERS/(list of names)
    Description: 
    A tall granite shaft adorned on the front with a relief image of crossed flags, a wreath, and a shield. Near the base of the shaft is a relief carving of a cannon tube draped by a flag with a soldier's hat on top. The base is surrounded with bushes and two cannons.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Waltham
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Waltham, Waltham, Massachusetts
    Located Town Common, Main Street, Waltham, Massachusetts
    Remarks: 
    The monument honors those from Waltham who died in the Civil War. IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Monuments questionnaire.
    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 MA000940
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