The Elk On The Trail - Florida, MA
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The Elk On The Trail is a World War I memorial located along Route 2, the Mohawk trail, on the Whitcomb Summit in Florida, MA.
Waymark Code: WMHWQM
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 08/20/2013
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The Elk On The Trail is a World War I memorial featuring the sculpture of an elk and dedicated to Massachusetts Elks who died in World War I.
A 8' high bronze statue of an elk stands on a slanted 3' high rough cut granite base behind a 4' high fenced in area. The elk 's hind legs are lower than his front legs. He holds his head high and has a full rack of antlers. The elk was cast at the Gorham Manufacturing Company of Providence, RI. The memorial was dedicated on June 17, 1923.
On the front of the base is a bronze plaque which is inscribed:
{Image of a Clock}
THE ELK ON THE TRAIL
IN MEMORY OF
THE BROTHERS OF THE
MASSACHUSETTS
ELKS ASSOCIATION
WHO DIED IN THE WORLD WAR
ERECTED BY THE ASSOCIATION
17TH JUNE 1923.
TITLE: The Elk On The Trail
ARTIST(S): Gorham Manufacturing Company, foundry
DATE: Dedicated on June 17, 1923.
MEDIUM: Bronze sculpture; granite base
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MA000471
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Whitcomb Summit
Route 2
Florida, MA
01247
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
animal - elk vs deer
condition - excellent vs. undetermined
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