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Title
Fitchburg Civil War Memorial (Fitchburg, Massachusetts)
Description
Fitchburg's Civil War Memorial, comprised of three bronze statues upon a granite base, was designed by celebrated sculptor Martin Milmore and was dedicated in June 1874. The central and highest figure is an allegorised depiction of America, with a laurel wreath in each hand, and is flanked by a soldier and a sailor. Inside the monument's base is a box containing a plethora of Civil War documents pertaining to the town's veterans and the contracting of the monument itself. Also contained is a cannonball which was fired at the Battle of Bennington in 1777, complementing the two cannons which are displayed alongside the memorial in Fitchburg's Monument Park.
Creator
William Blake & Company
Source
american,visualworkssculpture,peoplesculptures,unionmonument
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
39
Date Issued
1874-06-24
Extent
0m x 0m x 0m
Spatial Coverage
current,42.58389,-71.80128;
Rights Holder
Martin Milmore
Europeana
Country
UK
Europeana Data Provider
Fitchburg Civil War Memorial
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Fitchburg_Civil_War_Memorial
Monument Type
Statue - other
Erected by
The Town of Fitchburg
Funded by
The Town of Fitchburg
Material
Statues - bronze; base - granite
State
Massachusetts
Affiliation
Union
City
Fitchburg