General Shepard Monument - Westfield, MA
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William Shepard, a General in the Revolutionary War, gained greatest fame by leading the United States forces to protect the Springfield Armory and suppress Shay's Rebellion in 1787.
Waymark Code: WMCAH3
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 08/16/2011
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The bronze statue of Major General William Shepard is located in a triangle bordered by Elm, Court, and Broad Streets in the center of Westfield. It was created by sculptor Augustus Lukeman in 1918 and dedicated on September 3, 1919. It stands 8 feet high on a 7 foot pink granite pedestal. The pedestal contains the following inscriptions:
(Front)
MAJOR GENERAL
WILLIAM SHEPARD
1737-1817
(Right Side)
REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL COURT
STATE SENATOR
GOVERNOR'S COUNCILLOR
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTOR
MEMBER OF CONGRESS
U.S. COMMISSIONER TO THE SIX NATIONS
MODERATOR
XII YEARS SELECTMAN OF WESTFIELD
XXVII YEARS DEACON OF THE CHURCH
CHARTER TRUSTEE OF WESTFIELD ACADEMY
(Back)
ERECTED BY
THE DESCENDANTS OF GENERAL SHEPARD
AND
THE PEOPLE OF WESTFIELD
1919.
(Left Side)
CAPTAIN - FRENCH AND INDIAN WARS
1754-1763
MEMBER OF COMMITTEE OF CORRESPONDENCE
AND SAFETY
CONTINENTAL LINE
ENGAGED IN XXII BATTLES
1775-1783
COLONEL AND BRIGADIER GENERAL
MAYOR - GENERAL MASSACHUSETTS MILITIA
SUBDUING SHAY'S REBELLION
TITLE: General Shepard Monument
ARTIST(S): Augustus Lukeman
DATE: 1918. Dedicated Sept. 3, 1919.
MEDIUM: Bronze statue on pink granite base
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MA000968
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Triangle bordered by Elm, Court, and Broad Streets in the center of Westfield, MA.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Excavation going on around the statue.
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