The First Civil War Monument (Lancaster, Wisconsin)
Union
Monument type:
Shaft
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Dedication Date:
1867-07-04
Address:
Grant
Wisconsin
United States
Inscription:
[not given, local history plaque reads: Popular subscription for this Civil War monument was started on September 16, 1862 and completed with public funds. The monument was dedicated on July 4, 1867 "and to the memory of the brave soldiers of Grant County who fell in defense of universal liberty in the great rebellion of A.D. 1861.]
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Funded by:
Grant County Historical Society
Run by:
Indigenous Land
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Data Sources:
“Monuments and Cannon in Grant County Park | Photograph.” Wisconsin Historical Society, 2003, www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM91530. Accessed 1 Apr. 2024.
“Historical Sites.” Lancasterwisconsin.com, lancasterwisconsin.com/historical-sites#:~:text=The%20First%20Civil%20War%20Monument. Accessed 1 Apr. 2024.
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