Madison County Centennial Monument - Edwardsville, Illinois
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Monument in Edwardsville City Park by the library which was placed in celebration of Madison County's Centennial.
Waymark Code: WMC8X6
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 08/09/2011
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The memorial has four female figures standing back to back each of the figures has a metaphorical meaning. The female figures represent: Learning (book and pen); Justice (sword and tow pillars); Plenty (fruit and grain); and Virtue (veiled maiden). Above the figures is a globe inscribed with the map of Illinois. The base of sculpture is inscribed:
In Grateful Memory Of The Early Settlers
Who By Courage Industry And Endurance
Transformed A Wilderness Into A
Land Of Order Peace And Plenty
On back:
Commemorating A Century Of Achievement
Madison County Founded September 4, 1812
Erected By The State Of Illinois
TITLE: Madison County Centennial Monument
ARTIST(S): Charles J Mulligan
DATE: Dedicated 1912.
MEDIUM: Georgian marble on stone base.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 75004389
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Edwardsville Public Library
112 South Kansas
City Park
Edwardsville, Illinois
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Typo in inscription "PLACE" should read "PEACE"
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