Granby Plaques (Granby, Massachusetts)

Dublin Core

Title

Granby Plaques (Granby, Massachusetts)

Description

Grandy in Hampshire County has a monument to its Civil War soldiers, as well as two Spanish-American War veterans: a pair pf plaques listing the names of the fallen soldiers. Dedicated on Memorial Day, May 31st, 1909 and presented to the town by committee chair Elliot J. Aldrich, the plaques serve as a reminder of the dedication these soldiers had to their country. Not a lot is known about the plaques or their creation, but they still represent the strong will of the town to keep the memories of their ancestors alive.

Creator

Unknown

Source

american

Date

1909-01-01

Contributor

clm27

Language

English

Type

Site

Identifier

2110

Date Created

1909-01-01

Extent

m x m x m

Spatial Coverage

current,42.260918147231244,-72.50763058662416;

Rights Holder

Unknown

Europeana

Country

United States

Europeana Data Provider

Granby Plaques

Object

https://macivilwarmonuments.com/2017/08/03/granby/

Europeana Type

TEXT

Site Item Type Metadata

Wiki

https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Granby_Plaques

Institutional nature

Public Library

Curator

Elliot J. Aldrich

Monument Type

Plaque

Erected by

City of Granby

Funded by

City of Granby

Run by

Granby Preservation Society

Material

Wood and Marble

Inscription

"Erected to the memory of the soldiers and sailors from the town of Granby who served in the Civil War"

Organisation

Granby Public Library

Cost

Not found

State

Massachusetts

County

Hampshire

Prim Media

2071

Affiliation

Union

City

Granby