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Now functioning as Norwood's Town Hall, the Memorial Municipal Building began construction in 1927 and was dedicated on November 11th the following year in memory of the Norwood residents who had given their lives in the Civil and First World Wars.…

Haverhill resident and local milliner Nancy Buswell is said to have created this silk flag in the space of just 56 hours in April 1861 before the Hale Guards, in which her brother E. K. Davis was a soldier, left for war. The flag was present at the…

The fourth of six monuments erected in Gloucester in honour of those who fought in the Civil War, the Riverdale Martyrs Monument was dedicated in June 1886. A granite obelisk, this monument records the names of 15 Massachusetts men who gave their…

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…

Located in the Marshfield Hills Cemetery, this Soldiers' Monument is made entirely of Quincy granite and is comprised of a Union soldier at parade rest atop a trilogy of bases. Its primary inscription memorialises the 21 Marshfield men who died in…

A victory column of classic design, Arlington's Soldier's Monument, made up of three different types of granite rising to 42 feet, is surmounted by a stone eagle. The column's primary inscription is dedicated to the remembrance of Arlington's Union…

This Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is located on the east side of Taunton Green, and was dedicated on June 4, 1902. Crafted entirely of Westerly granite, the monument is comprised of three bases, rising to 15 feet and featuring militaristic relief…

Located beside Gloucester's City Hall, the town's Soldier's and Sailors' Monument, also known as Liberty Statue, was dedicated September 11, 1879 through the efforts of the Col. Allen Post 45 of the G. A. R. The monument is comprised of an imposing…

Located on Flag Staff Hill in the city's Common and reaching over 125 feet in height, Boston's Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is one of Massachusetts' most striking Civil War memorials. The monument features a statue embodying "America', flanked by…

Description: Located in Farmington's Meetinghouse Park, this obelisk monument commemorates the 378 Soldiers and Sailors of Farmington, who were either killed or missing in action. The monument was funded by George W. Ranger, a private in the 53rd…