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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
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
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