The Belchertown Soldiers' Monument (Belchertown, Massachusetts)

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Title

The Belchertown Soldiers' Monument (Belchertown, Massachusetts)

Description

On the Belchertown Town Common there is a tall monument which is topped with a statue of a Civil War soldier. It is dedicated to Belchertown Civil War veterans and also to those who fought in any colonial or United States war. A highly decorated zinc shaft rests on a granite base. The shaft is topped with a statue of a Civil War soldier. The shaft and base is about 26' high and the figure of a Civil War soldier is about 6' high. The statue and shaft was cast in zinc by the Monumental Bronze Company in 1884. The monument, whose sculptor is unknown, was dedicated on September 15, 1885.

Creator

Monumental Bronze Co

Source

american

Date

1884-01-01

Contributor

Chloe Moore

Language

English

Type

Site

Identifier

2023

Date Created

1884-01-01

Date Issued

1885-09-15

Extent

0m x 0m x 9.7536m

Spatial Coverage

current,42.27862301985121,-72.40182078327054;

Rights Holder

Unknown

Europeana

Country

United States

Europeana Data Provider

The Belchertown Soldiers' Monument

Object

https://macivilwarmonuments.com/2020/01/12/belchertown/ , https://www.massmilitarymonuments.com/Belchertown-Mass.php , http://www.royalstonartsfoundry.com/belchertown.html , https://www.belchertown.org/residents/town_history/index.php , https://books.googleusercontent.com/books/content?req=AKW5Qac8BiMe7sMLY2U8rs59ay_t4LwAO62jmOHmXqWsbDaZOFqTvrM-cQgaOmDBRlFlAnaQqh8cREawRPvBHd9gjpYUDHbUBox68TzmzHIZdoTTta3yfu4bAC8ijdefP2D75WRqIS70TMpQaiU30_Gxgu2cE3nqDX8mlwwWMfamvFNuVYEsR4B_rX79Lty3j2RXlVeWOo0KAOPBeevL6QnqUWaDtKcqENgtH2Nty_UvfmM1XNkFfqa_sR1nJVfDam9SBgnOCv4S4439wuuEOd6mr61A0KUeWnBT1GnTgIxlURla1P5c85I

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TEXT

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Wiki

https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/The_Belchertown_Soldiers'_Monument

Institutional nature

Town Commons

Monument Type

Statue - standing soldier

Erected by

Monumental Bronze Co

Funded by

City of Belchertown

Run by

City of Belchertown

Material

White Bronze, Zinc, Granite

Inscription

"Dedicated to the memory of those who fought and died from this town in the Rebellion 1861-1865 and all Soldiers now citizens of Belchertown. Also to the Memory of all those from Belchertown who served in the Revolutionary or any Colonial or United States War.", Names of 328 men who served in the Revolutionary and Civil War, Names of 4 Battles: "Gettysburg, Wilderness, Fair Oak, Port Hudson"

Organisation

City of Belchertown

Cost

Not found

State

Massachusetts

County

Hampshire

Prim Media

2077

Affiliation

Union

City

Belchertown