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Title
Gloucester Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Gloucester, Massachusetts)
Description
Located beside Gloucester's City Hall, the town's Soldier's and Sailors' Monument, also known as Liberty Statue, was dedicated September 11, 1879 through the efforts of the Col. Allen Post 45 of the G. A. R. The monument is comprised of an imposing column of granite and bronze surmounted by a statue representing the "Goddess of Liberty', and memorialises all those who fought "for Preservation of the Union' in the Civil War.
Creator
Statue - Ames Manufacturing Co.; Base - Cape Ann Granite Co.
Source
american,visualworkssculpture,unionmonument
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
46
Date Issued
1879-09-11
Extent
m x m x m
Spatial Coverage
current,42.61389,-70.66294;
Europeana
Country
USA
Europeana Data Provider
Gloucester Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
Europeana Type
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Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Gloucester_Soldiers'_and_Sailors'_Monument
Monument Type
Statue - other
Erected by
Col. Allen Post 45, G.A.R.
Funded by
Col. Allen Post 45, G.A.R. & the people of Gloucester (approx. $2000-3000)
Material
Statue - bronze; Base - granite
State
Massachusetts
Affiliation
Union
City
Gloucester