Soldiers and Sailors Monument - Binghamton, NY
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N 42° 05.912 W 075° 54.673
18T E 424651 N 4661118
This monument is a tribute of Broome county to those who defended the Union
Waymark Code: WMNKYY
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2015
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On monument " This monument is the tribute of Broome County to her sons who served in defense of the Union 1861-1866"
From Smithsonian Art List "Full-length female figure of Liberty or Victory stands atop tall column with military figures at base. Liberty (or Victory) holds a sword, blade down, in her proper right hand. She wears classical dress. The granite sculpture stands on a pedestal at the top of a multi-tiered column. The capital of the column is ornately carved with relief designs. Part-way down the column are two side platforms with low pedestals. Standing on each pedestal is a full-length bronze figure backing up to the column. On the proper left side is the figure of a Civil War sailor. He wears a navy uniform and rests his proper right hand on his belt. His proper left leg rests on a pier. On the proper right side is a Civil War soldier. The soldier wears a military uniform, overcoat and cap. He holds a bayonet in his proper right hand; his proper left arm is akimbo. The column ends in three steps. Around the outer edges of the monument are placed Civil War cannon and stacks of cannonballs."
Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1888
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union
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Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Not listed
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Related Website: Not listed
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