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Title
Ladd and Whitney Monument (Lowell, Massachusetts)
Description
A granite obelisk some twenty seven and a half feet in height with a cruciform base, the Ladd and Whitney Monument was erected in memory of Luther Crawford Ladd and Addison Ottis Whitney, residents of Lowell. Ladd and Whitney, who are widely reported to have been the first fatalities of the Civil War, are buried beneath the monument alongside fellow soldier from the 6th Massachusetts Regiment, Charles A. Taylor.
Creator
Unknown
Source
american
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
28
Date Created
1861-05-01
Date Issued
1865-06-17
Extent
" x " x 330"
Spatial Coverage
current,42.64611,-71.31328000000002;
Rights Holder
Unknown
Europeana
Country
USA
Europeana Data Provider
Ladd and Whitney Monument
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Ladd_and_Whitney_Monument
Monument Type
Obelisk
Erected by
Committee to the Lowell City Council
Funded by
The State of Massachusetts & the City of Lowell ($2000 each)
State
Massachusetts
Affiliation
Union
City
Lowell