Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Jim Thorpe, PA)

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;

Europeana

Country

United States

Europeana Data Provider

Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Jim Thorpe, PA)

Europeana Type

TEXT

Site Item Type Metadata

Wiki

https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Soldiers_and_Sailors_Monument_(Jim_Thorpe,_PA)

Email

carascott56@gmail.com

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