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Title
Mercer County's Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Trenton, NJ)
Description
On the base are two bronze Civil War figures, a Soldier and a Sailor. The Soldier is standing erect, with his gun resting vertically before him, his hands clasped around the barrel. The Sailor rests his proper right leg upon a coil of heavy rope, holding a telescope in his crossed arms.
Date
1903-01-01
Contributor
Elena Koestel
Type
Site
Identifier
2542
Date Issued
1909-06-19
Extent
m x m x m
Medium
HMDB
Spatial Coverage
current,40.236933,-74.788167;
Rights Holder
Charles P. Owen and Alfred R. Baxter
Europeana
Country
United States
Europeana Data Provider
Mercer County's Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Trenton, NJ)
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Mercer_County's_Soldiers'_and_Sailors'_Monument_(Trenton,_NJ)
CINE only
true
Monument Type
Statue - standing soldier
Material
Bronze
Inscription
Mercer County to her sons
who served in the United States
Army and Navy
1861-1866.
Dedicated June 19, 1903
Liberty and Union
One Flag
One Land
One Nation Evermore
Erected as a tribute to Loyalty, Patriotism and Valor
Dulce et Decorum
Est
Pro Patria Mori
On fame’s eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread,
And glory guards with solemn round,
The bivouac of the dead.
State
New Jersey
County
Mercer
Affiliation
Union
City
Trenton
Location Type
Park