Dublin Core
Title
'Grand Army of the Republic Memorial.' / 'California's Patriotic Dead Memorial.' (Redwood City, California)
Source
american
Date
0009-05-30
Contributor
Birte Burkart
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
2213
Date Issued
1889-05-30
Extent
m x m x m
Medium
"Grand Army of the Republic Memorial." The Historical Marker Database, https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=62672. Accessed on 25 March 2024
"Union Cemetery (Redwood City, California)." Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Cemetery_(Redwood_City,_California)#:~:text=Soldier%20statue,-The%20life%2Dsized&text=The%20statue%20was%20paid%20for,constructed%20of%20more%20durable%20material.%20%20%20%20https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=62672%20%20%20%20https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/wm1HRC_Californias_Patriotic_Dead_Memorial_Redwood_City_CA. Accessed on 25 March 2024
Spatial Coverage
current,37.474480, ,-122.222760;
Europeana
Country
USA
Europeana Data Provider
'Grand Army of the Republic Memorial.' / 'California's Patriotic Dead Memorial.' (Redwood City, California)
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/'Grand_Army_of_the_Republic_Memorial.'_/_'California's_Patriotic_Dead_Memorial.'__Redwood_City,_California__
Monument Type
Statue - standing soldier
Erected by
The Grand Army of the Republic.
Funded by
Jane Lathrop Stanford.
Inscription
TO THE MEMORY OF COLIFORNIA'S PATRIOTIC DEAD WHO SERVED DURING THE WAR FOR THE UNION - MUSTERED OUT. Back: Erected by the grateful people of San Mateo All honour the nations defenders.
{plaque nearby} .Union Cemetery's name reflects the controversy that erupted in the Civil War, three years after the cemetery's beginnings in 1859. Pro- and anti- slavery feelings ran high in California, and the founders of the cemetery strongly opposed the secessionist sentiment that threatened the nation's unity. Because of a controversy over the cemetery's ownership, the state enacted its first cemetery legislation, although its provisions did not affect Union Cemetery. The law of 1859 allowed for the incorporation of rural burial grounds. The state of California owned Union Cemetery from 1859 until 1962 when it was deeded to Redwood City.
State
California
Affiliation
Union
City
Redwood City
Location Type
Cemetery