The St Paul Soldiers and Sailors Monument honours United States veterans of the Civil War and their victories for the union and abolition of slavery. The statue depicts Josias R. King, said to be the first Minnesotan to volunteer to fight for the…
Springfield's Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is an imposing granite column of over 40 feet topped by a standing Union soldier. Funded by Gurdon Bill, a wealthy local resident who later became President of the Springfield & New London Railroad…
Commissioned and conceptualised by Dr. Jacob Bigelow, the architect of Mount Auburn Cemetery in which it is placed, the Sphinx was made by Martin Milmore in collaboration with his brother, Joseph. Made of Hallowell granite and 15 feet in length, the…