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Barnstable Soldiers' Monument (Centerville, Massachusetts)

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Dedicated in July of 1866, the Barnstable's Soldiers' Monument was among the first Civil War memorials to be erected in the state of Massachusetts. A granite obelisk standing at 15ft, the monument features the names of many local war heroes alongside the primary inscription: "They died for their country."

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