Middlebury to Her Soldiers

Middlebury to Her Soldiers

Situated in the triangle formed by Merchant’s Row on north and south, and South Peasant Street on the east, stands this beautiful memorial of Vermont granite as a reminder that Middlebury remembers her defenders. The monument is 32 feet and 1 inch in height and is composed of 49 sections of Jones Brothers company’s best quality, light, fine grained, medium Barre granite. The entire outside surface of the memorial is hammered, ten cut finish. The lower base, which sets upon a foundation of cement, is 17 feet six inches square, with an eight-inch rise, composed of 12 sections; the central base, 14 feet six inches square with an eight inch rise, comprises 12 sections, and the top base, 11 feet six inches square, with the same rise as the other bases, is composed of six sections. These three bases, of course, are surmounted by the pedestal, consisting of three pieces, die (?) cap and plinth. Located at each of the four corners of the central die is a life size statue in granite, each symbolical of an arm of the service. Facing Merchant’s Row are the artilleryman and cavalryman and, facing in an opposite direction, stands the marine and infantryman, while surmounting the whole is the color bearer with the colors at rest. (The Burlington Weekly Free Press: Thursday, June 1, 1905).

american

01/06/1905

English

Physical Object

77

210" x 210" x 385"

current,44.013614,-73.166778;

Jennifer Snoots

Middlebury to Her Soldiers

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