Douglas Soldiers' Monument - Douglas, MA
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1
N 42° 03.237 W 071° 44.350
19T E 273331 N 4659397
Douglas Soldiers' Monument is located in the center of Douglas at the intersection of Route 16 and Route 96.
Waymark Code: WMHCKF
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 06/24/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
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The Douglas Soldiers' Monument is dedicated to those who lost their lives in the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and the Spanish American War.

A 12' high zinc sculpture of a Union Army flag bearer stands on top of a 6' high square granite pedestal. The soldier is wearing a moustache, cap, cape, and a belted overcoat which comes down to his knees. He is holding a flag vertically with his left arm and hand. His right hand is bent in front of him held at waist level. The weapon he was holding is missing. The sculpture was cast at the Spaulding Foundry and dedicated in 1908.

The front of the granite base is inscribed:

IN MEMORIAL OF THE
UNKNOWN DEAD
UNION SOLDIERS
SAILORS & MARINES
OF THE WARS OF 1776
1861 TO.65 1898.

TITLE: Douglas Soldiers' Monument

ARTIST(S): Spaulding Foundry

DATE: 1908

MEDIUM: Zinc statue; Granite base

CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MA000449

Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]

PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Douglas Center at Route 16 and Route 98

DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The inscription has been corrected. It reads IN MEMORIAL OF THE UNKNOWN DEAD UNION SOLDIERS SAILORS & MARINES OF THE WARS OF 1776 1861 TO.65 1898. Not: IN MEMORY OF THE/UNKNOWN DEAD/UNION SOLDIERS & MARINES/OF THE WARD OF 1776/1861 TO.65 1898.

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