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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Granby Plaques]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Grandy in Hampshire County has a monument to its Civil War soldiers, as well as two Spanish-American War veterans: a pair pf plaques listing the names of the fallen soldiers. Dedicated on Memorial Day, May 31st, 1909 and presented to the town by committee chair Elliot J. Aldrich, the plaques serve as a reminder of the dedication these soldiers had to their country. Not a lot is known about the plaques or their creation, but they still represent the strong will of the town to keep the memories of their ancestors alive. ]]></dcterms:description>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Williams College Soldiers Monuments]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[The Soldier’s Monument honoring Williams students and alumni who fought during the US Civil War is of note as it is one of the earliest memorials to veterans and the war dead still extant on college and university grounds, as most such monuments were not commissioned until the early twentieth century. This was commissioned by the Society of Alumni of Williams College and dedicated in 1868. The monument was temporarily taken down in 1925 and was rededicated to the residents of Williamstown in 1929. It originally had a gothic pedestal but is now mounted on a more modern geometric form. ]]></dcterms:description>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Plainville Soldiers' Monument ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Made possible through the efforts of the local Women’s Relief Corps Post 74, the Plainville Soldiers’ Monument serves as a dedication to the efforts of the soldiers and veterans in the organization known as the Grand Army of the Republic. It was erected to promote memorialization and to petition for pensions for Civil War nurses. The praise, rather dated in its framing of gender roles, nonetheless is significant in acknowledging the important and ever-expanding work done by women during and after the war. Although the image and inscription only mention men, this monument was a feat succeeded by and for the women of the Civil War.]]></dcterms:description>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Belchertown Soldiers' Memorial]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[On the Belchertown Town Common there is a tall monument which is topped with a statue of a Civil War soldier. It is dedicated to Belchertown Civil War veterans and also to those who fought in any colonial or United States war. A highly decorated zinc shaft rests on a granite base. The shaft is topped with a statue of a Civil War soldier. The shaft and base is about 26' high and the figure of a Civil War soldier is about 6' high. The statue and shaft was cast in zinc by the Monumental Bronze Company in 1884. The monument, whose sculptor is unknown, was dedicated on September 15, 1885.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[american]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[clm27]]></dcterms:contributor>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Northampton Memorial Hall]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Built in 1874 by Cincinnati architect James W. McLaughlin, the Northampton Memorial Hall is the only example on Main Street of Post Civil War General Grant style architecture. The building not only serves as a memorial site, but also as a public library and archives center. The Hall was erected by the Young Men’s Institute and cost $77,249.79 raised through donations and public funds. In 1888 the entry of the Memorial Hall was adorned with a statue of a Union soldier and sailor collectively known as “Northampton Remembers.” Alongside them, tablets featuring the names of the 90 men from Northampton who fought for the Union and died during the war was added. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[american]]></dcterms:source>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Franklin Memorial Park Common Soldier   (Winton, Virginia)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Marking the semi-centennial of the Civil War, the Franklin Memorial Park common soldier honors Franklin's Confederate dead. This marble monument features a private soldier standing at parade rest surmounting a granite plinth, base, dado, and shaft. As a plaque near the monument relays, the statue and the park were gifted to Franklin in 1946 by the children of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Camp. James L. Camp was the former chairman and president of the Camp Brothers' lumber mill, and later paper mill, the company which helped Franklin to prosper in the twentieth century. While originally erected in 1911, the statue has been moved several times. Its position in Franklin's Memorial Park was only really secured 35 years after its construction, and its presence there is still being challenged today. As of Summer 2021, the monument was removed and re-erected in the Poplar Springs Cemetery half a mile from the Memorial Park. ]]></dcterms:description>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[2024]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Donald R. Bernard Marker   (Fairhaven, Massachusetts)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[In 1993, this bronze plaque was affixed to the side of an old powder magazine in Fort Phoenix State Reservation Park in Fairhaven, MA. The plaque commemorates Donald R. Bernard, a man who was important to the town for having led Civil and Revolutionary War reenactments at Fort Phoenix. His legacy continues today with the Fairhaven Village Militia, who run living history encampments at Fort Phoenix. Bernard was a local historian and Fairhaven's fire chief; the plaque was dedicated after his death and the reenactment group that he led - the Fourth Old Dartmouth Militia - fired a salute at the ceremony in his honor. Local politicians spoke at the ceremony, including state representative Bill Strauss, who claimed that Bernard's reenactments made people more aware of the location's history. The dedication ceremony was recorded and broadcast on local television. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[american]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1993-12-11]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:created><![CDATA[1993-01-01]]></dcterms:created>
    <dcterms:issued><![CDATA[1993-12-11]]></dcterms:issued>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[2027]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:audience><![CDATA[Visitors to Fort Phoenix State Reservation Park]]></dcterms:audience>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Civil War's First Black Regiment Marker   (New Bedford, Massachusetts)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[This historical marker is located at the site of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Plaza, which was dedicated to the African-American New Bedford soldiers who served in the war in February 1999. The marker was erected by the National Park Service as a part of the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, and marks the site of the first office to recruit African-American soldiers during the Civil War. 120 men enlisted in the building, and the first regiment of black soldiers to fight in the Civil War was formed. There is also a colorful mural nearby with scenes depicting the regiments' participation in the Civil War, in contrast with the black-and-white photographs displayed on the historical marker. The building no longer exists, but in its place is a small, round, urban plaza with a fountain in the center. There are plans for a prospective monument on the site.]]></dcterms:description>
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    <dcterms:issued><![CDATA[36192-01-01]]></dcterms:issued>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Audrey Herrin]]></dcterms:contributor>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[2030]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Bland County Confederate Monument   (Sparta, Virginia)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[A lone soldier made of marble stands outside Bland County Courthouse in parade rest atop a granite plinth. Erected in August 1911 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, remains in its original position. The inscription acknowledges the denial of victory to Confederate troops, whilst still noting that they have been "crowned" with "glorious immortality". This statue's role in that immortality persists, with Bland County Historical Society rededicating the monument in 2011. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[american]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:issued><![CDATA[4231-01-01]]></dcterms:issued>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[lis1]]></dcterms:contributor>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[2031]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Abingdon Confederate Soldier Monument   (Fairmount, Virginia)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[A bronze soldier, with musket drawn and pointed forward, stands atop a granite plinth. On the base, there are two bronze relief panels, each depicting a lone woman, one holding the shield of Virginia, the other a Confederate flag. The statue, designed by Frederick W. Sievers, was dedicated on 3 June 1908 in the presence of a large crowd of approximately 5,000. It was gifted by the William E. Jones Camp of Confederate Veterans of Abingdon to the Daughters of the Confederacy, who took on the responsibility of maintaining the statue. In Summer 2020, a petition to remove the monument was started, but as of October 2021 the monument remains outside the courthouse.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[american]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:issued><![CDATA[1908-06-03]]></dcterms:issued>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Lou Selfridge]]></dcterms:contributor>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[2034]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:rightsHolder><![CDATA[Frederick William Sievers]]></dcterms:rightsHolder>
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