Marine Memorial - Springfield, MA
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N 42° 06.044 W 072° 35.374
18T E 699317 N 4663772
The Marine Memorial is located in Court Square in downtown Springfield.
Waymark Code: WMCN65
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/24/2011
Views: 1
Several monument line the sidewalk on the west side of Court Square. The Marine Memorial is in the center between the Vietnam and Korean monuments.
This memorial is in a landscaped setting, flanked by benches and behind a bed of flowers. A 4' by 5' by 1' rough cut round granite base is set upright. The front is adorned with a bronze relief sculpture of the Marine insignia. An eagle is standing on globe which is showing the western hemisphere. An anchor is set behind the globe at a 45 degree angle.
Above the insignia in raised bronze letters is the Marine motto:
SEMPER FIDELIS
A plaque below the insignia is inscribed:
FOREVER HONORED
DEDICATED
TO ALL MARINES
A granite plaque below the monument is inscribed:
1775 - NOV. 10 - 1975
OUR MARINES CELEBRATE 200
YEARS OF VALOROUS SERVICE BY
A RELAY RUN FROM TUN TAVERN
TO SPRINGFIELD AND BY
REDEDICATION OF THIS MONUMENT
TITLE: Marine Monument
ARTIST(S): unknown
DATE: 1975
MEDIUM: bronze on granite base
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MA000894
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Court Square
Springfield, MA 01103
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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