Sussex County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Newton, NJ)

Dublin Core

Title

Sussex County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Newton, NJ)

Description

Union Soldier holding a musket, and a 90-ton memorial inscribed with the names of battles where soldiers from the county fought

Source

american,unionmonument

Date

1895-01-01

Contributor

Elena Koestel

Type

Site

Identifier

2638

Date Issued

1895-01-01

Extent

0m x 0m x 10.0584m

Medium

HMDB, http://www.newtonnj.net/Pages/civilwar.htm#:~:text=The%20monument%20faces%20Main%20Street,the%20sides%20bear%20the%20insignia

Spatial Coverage

current,41.058000,-74.752950;

Rights Holder

Anthony F. O’Donnell

Europeana

Country

United States

Europeana Data Provider

Sussex County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Newton, NJ)

Europeana Type

TEXT

Site Item Type Metadata

Wiki

https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Sussex_County_Soldiers'_and_Sailors'_Monument_(Newton,_NJ)

CINE only

true

Monument Type

Statue - standing soldier

Funded by

Sussex Soldiers’ Monument Committee

Material

Granite - grey,Granite - white

Inscription

Erected by a grateful people to commemorate the services and sacrifices of the soldiers and sailors in the War of the Rebellion. [battles]

State

New Jersey

County

Sussex

Affiliation

Union

City

Newton

Location Type

City