GAR Monument - Courthouse Square Historic District - Centerville, IA
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N 40° 44.037 W 092° 52.466
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Memorial shaft has an urn on the top and reliefs, including a coat of arms, on the sides. The shaft stands on a square base.
Waymark Code: WM10BEA
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 04/07/2019
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County of structure: Appanoose County
Location of structure: 12th St. & Jackson St., courthouse lawn, Centerville
Dedicated: July 4, 1869
Artist: Unknown
"Civil War Monument C
"A typology has been developed for the commercial buildings around the Centerville Square. Of the 118 resources included in the Courthouse Square Historic District, all but 21 fall within one of the identified building types. Of these 118, one is a church, one is an object (the Civil War monument), ...
"The center of the Square is occupied by the Appanoose County Courthouse (NRHP), the Civil War monument, and a modern bandstand. The landscaping is appropriate, but the bandstand can be considered intrusive. ~ NRHP Nomination From
"Remarks: The monument was funded by private citizens, who raised money through performances of a dramatic club formed for that purpose, in 1865-1866. In 1867, a County memorial association was formed to raise the remainder of the $2,000 needed to purchase the monument. The names of the soldiers were re-incised in 1926." ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum