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 The Albert Cook Memorial - Seneca Falls, NY Posted by:  YoSam.
N 42° 54.782 W 076° 47.744
18T E 353424 N 4752721
Built, we think, by the city with a boost from Albert Cook's widow and daughter.
Waymark Code: WMK34D
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 02/06/2014
Views: 1
County of Monument: Seneca County.
Location of Monument: Cayuga St. (US-20) & Park St., Mynderse Park, Seneca Falls.
Fabricator: J.W. Carpenter & Sons
Cast by Dayton Mfg. Co.
Text on three sides of the hexagon base flanking the Brevet Medal replica and rear panel
Right Face: THE ALBERT COOK MEMORIAL
To the martyrs who fell
and the heroes who fought
in defense of liberty and
the Union
1861 --- 1865
Left Face: "That Government of the
People, by the People, and
For the People, Shall Not
Perish From the Earth"
Rear Face: Liberty and Union
Now and Forever
One and Inseparable
"The Soldiers & Sailors monument in the village park in front of the old Mynderse Academy. The granite and bronze monument to Union soldiers and sailors from the Civil War was dedicated on May 30, 1889. The memorial was made possible through a bequest from the estate of Albert G. Cook, a president of the First National Bank of Seneca Falls. He wanted to leave something that would be a monument to the brave soldiers and sailors who gave their lives for their country. Caroline Cook and her daughter carried out Albert's wishes after his death in 1885. Located in the village park at Cayuga St and Park Street in Seneca Falls, NY" ~ Carol on Flicker
Proper Description: "A granite figure of Victory rests atop a granite column that is installed on a round granite base. Bronze figures of a sentinel and a sailor flank the column. The entire work rests on a stepped base." ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum
TITLE: Soldiers and Sailors Monument
ARTIST(S): Unknown
DATE: Dedicated May 30, 1889
MEDIUM: Victory: Hallowell granite; sentinel and sailor: bronze; Column, round base, and stepped base: Hallowell granite
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 76004310
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Cayuga St. (US 20) & Park St.,
Mynderse Park,
Seneca Falls, NY
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Many:
1st Title: should be "The Albert Cook Memorial" as written on the monument.
2nd: Cast by Dayton Mfg. Co. not listed
3rd: none of the base is round. The bottom is a stepped base, the bottom third is a hexagon column, the center hexagon and the top third round.
4th: location not listed
5th: None of the three panels nor their text are displayed in the listing. Text printed above.
6th: It is the village park, but the correct name I am told is Mynderse Park.
Also: in Google books about the monument it states that Albert Cook's widow and daughter, at his request, gave $10,000 to Seneca Falls for the Monument.
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