Lieut. Wm. Munroe Brigham Jr. Park - Marlborough, MA
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Lieut. Wm. Munroe Brigham Jr. Park monument is located on West Main Street in Marlborough.
Waymark Code: WMCYQC
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2011
Views: 5
The Lieut. Wm. Munroe Brigham Jr. Park monument is a 1' by 2' bronze plaque attached to a 3' x 3' x 2' granite boulder. The plaque contains a bas relief head and shoulders image of Lieutenant William Munroe Brigham Jr. dressed in a World War I military uniform. The plaque is inscribed:
LIEUT WM. MUNROE BRIGHAM JR
PARK
DEDICATED BY THE CITY OF MARLBOROUGH
TO THE MEMORY OF
LIEUT. WILLIAM MUNROE BRIGHAM JR.
109TH INFAN. 26TH DIV. U.S.A.
BORN IN MARLBOROUGH DEC. 12, 1894
KILLED LEADING A CHARGE AT EPIEDS NEAR
CHATEAU THIERRY FRANCE JULY 22, 1918
WHERE HE WAS CITED FOR DISTINGUISHED AND
EXCEPTIONAL BRAVERY
HIS LAST WORDS WERE "COME ON"
TITLE: Lieut. Wm. Munroe Brigham Jr. Park
ARTIST(S): unknown
DATE: 1920
MEDIUM: bronze plaque on granite boulder.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MA000650
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Monument Square
West Main Street
west of the intersection with
Granger Blvd.
Marlborough, MA
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
No differences noted.
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