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Title
The Williams College Soldiers Monument (Pownal, Massachusetts)
Description
The Soldier's Monument honoring Williams students and alumni who fought during the US Civil War is of note as it is one of the earliest memorials to veterans and the war dead still extant on college and university grounds, as most such monuments were not commissioned until the early twentieth century. This was commissioned by the Society of Alumni of Williams College and dedicated in 1868. The monument was temporarily taken down in 1925 and was rededicated to the residents of Williamstown in 1929. It originally had a gothic pedestal but is now mounted on a more modern geometric form.
Creator
Ames Manufacturing Co.
Source
american
Date
1898-01-01
Contributor
Chloe Moore
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
2021
Date Created
1867-11-01
Date Issued
1898-07-28
Extent
29.260800000000003m x 16.764000000000003m x 16.764000000000003m
Spatial Coverage
current,42.71737622856043,-73.2010310702026;
Rights Holder
Sculptor: James Goodwin Batterson, Designer: Joseph R. Richards
Europeana
Country
United States
Europeana Data Provider
The Williams College Soldiers Monument
Object
https://artmuseum.williams.edu/collection/public-art/the-soldiers-monument/ , https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMH1E5_The_Soldiers_Monument_Williamstown_MA , https://macivilwarmonuments.com/2020/07/03/williamstown/ , https://www.berkshireeagle.com/archives/phyllis-mcguire-williams-college-campus-features-art-works-for-all-to-see/article_628439d9-7bfd-5b56-8ea2-4fe41f036bf5.html
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/The_Williams_College_Soldiers_Monument
Institutional nature
College Campus
Community
Students and Alumni
Monument Type
Statue - standing soldier
Erected by
The Society of Alumni of Williams College
Funded by
The Society of Alumni of Williams College
Run by
Williams College
Material
Bronze and Granite
Inscription
"1861-1865"
Organisation
The Society of Alumni of Williams College
Cost
$9,000 - $10,000
State
Massachusetts
County
Berkshire
Prim Media
2073
Affiliation
Union
City
Pownal