Grandview Cemetery G.A.R. Soldier's Monument (Fort Collins, Colorado)

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Title

Grandview Cemetery G.A.R. Soldier's Monument (Fort Collins, Colorado)

Description

Life-sized granite statue of Union soldier standing at parade rest, holding the barrel of a rifle whose butt rests on the ground next to his right foot. The soldier wears a Union overcoat, cape, and kepi hat. The statue is mounted atop a granite pedestal. A low iron railing surrounds the monument, and there are mature silver spruce trees at three of its four corners (the fourth tree was apparently removed after being damaged by a storm). The monument is located in Section S of the Grandview Cemetery.

Source

american,peoplesculptures,unionmonument

Date

1905-05-30

Contributor

Lisa Bain

Language

English

Type

Site

Identifier

2097

Date Issued

1905-05-30

Extent

0.6096m x 0.6096m x 1.8288m

Spatial Coverage

current,40.5870303423157,-105.11300961721246;

Rights Holder

Unknown

Europeana

Country

USA

Europeana Data Provider

Grandview Cemetery G.A.R. Soldier’s Monument

Object

https://www.fcgov.com/parks/history.php

Europeana Type

TEXT

Site Item Type Metadata

Wiki

https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Grandview_Cemetery_G.A.R._Soldier’s_Monument_

Monument Type

Statue - standing soldier

Erected by

Women's Relief Corps of Fort Collins, Colorado

Funded by

Women's Relief Corps of Fort Collins, Colorado

Run by

Grandview Cemetery

Material

Light grey granite

Inscription

On the east side of the middle block of the pedestal are the words, "Dedicated to G.A.R. by W.R.C. May 30, 1905," engraved above a pair of crossed sabers and a laurel wreath. On the west side of the middle block of the pedestal are the words, "In Memory of the Known and Unknown Dead."

Cost

$1250

State

Colorado

County

Larimer County

Prim Media

2286

Affiliation

Union

City

Fort Collins