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Title
Mountain View Cemetery GAR Monument (Longmont, Colorado)
Description
Life-sized granite statue of Union soldier, with downcast eyes, 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 engraved on its east and west sides. The monument is located near a flagpole in the center of the cemetery.
Creator
Unknown
Source
american,peoplesculptures,unionmonument
Contributor
Lisa Bain
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
2008
Date Issued
1907-05-30
Extent
0.635m x 0.635m x 1.8288m
Spatial Coverage
current,40.17788113656313,-105.1035833018807;
Rights Holder
Unknown
Europeana
Country
USA
Europeana Data Provider
Mountain View Cemetery GAR Monument
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Mountain_View_Cemetery_GAR_Monument_
Monument Type
Statue - standing soldier
Erected by
Women's Relief Corps
Funded by
Women's Relief Corps
Run by
Mountain View Cemetery
Material
Light grey granite
Inscription
The east side of the pedestal base is inscribed, "In Memory of Our Honored Dead," above crossed sabres flanked by "61" on the left and "65" on the right. The west side of the pedestal is inscribed, "Dedicated to Our Nations [sic] Defenders by the W.R.C. May 30, 1907."
Cost
Unknown
State
Colorado
County
Boulder County
Prim Media
2296
Affiliation
Union
City
Longmont