Soldiers Monument - Bradford, PA
Posted by: vhasler
N 41° 57.502 W 078° 38.126
17T E 695961 N 4647858
A U.S. Civil War monument in Oak Hill Cemetery that is overseeing roughly hundred graves.
Waymark Code: WMKZJ3
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/22/2014
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Official Description:
A standing figure of a Civil War Soldier holding a wreath and a rifle in front of him rests atop a square monument. The butt of the soldier's rifle rests at his feet. A bayonet sheath is at his proper left and two small packs are at his proper right rear. The monument rests atop a rectangular base with a stepped bottom.
Inscription: Erected in Memory of Deceased Soldiers & Sailors of Bradford, PA. and Vicinity, by Lieut. Franklin W. Davis Co. E. 58 PA. Vols. 1861-1865
This U.S. Civil War memorial oversees roughly 100 graves from that era. The site can be reached by driving slowly (15 mph limit) up the single-lane gravel path. The view down in the valley from this point is also nice.