Dublin Core
Title
Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Jim Thorpe, PA)
Contributor
Caroline Scott
Type
Site
Identifier
2300
Date Created
1873-01-01
Date Issued
1886-09-28
Extent
m x m x m
Medium
Historical Monument Database: https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=32102
Spatial Coverage
current,40.863891963901544,-75.73783631983706;
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Country
United States
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Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Jim Thorpe, PA)
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Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Soldiers_and_Sailors_Monument_(Jim_Thorpe,_PA)
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Monument Type
Statue - standing soldier
Erected by
County of Carbon
Funded by
Local funding
Material
Bronze - white,Concrete
Inscription
To all the Brave Defenders of the Union from the County of Carbon.
Appomattox, 1865.
Wilderness, Hampton Roads, Antietam, Gettysburg
New Orleans, 1815.
On fame's eternal camping ground their silent tents were spread, and glory guards with solemn round the bivouac of the dead.
Mexico, 1847.
Erected under the Auspices of Chapman Post No. 61, G.A.R., 1886
Yorktown, 1781.
[At the base of the southern face of the monument is a plaque bearing the names of those Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe) service members who served during World War II.]
Mauch Chunk
World War II Honor Roll
Those who made the supreme sacrifice [names]
State
Pennsylvania
County
Carbon
Affiliation
Union
Town
Jim Thorpe
Location Type
City