World War I Memorial - Uxbridge MA
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nomadwillie
N 42° 04.679 W 071° 37.856
19T E 282370 N 4661784
Located on the Town Green and dedicated to those that served during WWI
Waymark Code: WMP3J3
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 06/24/2015
Views: 1
The memorial is made of white marble and covers an area of about 25' X 20'. The work for the memorial was commissioned to Hutchins and French. The memorial lists the names of the local citizens killed in WWI and list the battles of WWI on the front. On the rear of the monument lists those who served in WWI. The inscription reads "Erected in Grateful Remembrance of the Soldiers and Sailors of Uxbridge who served with the United States or Her Allies during the World War. "
The monument consists of a raised marble terrace with marble benches and urns at each corner. Flanking each side of the tablet are bronze casting of weapons. There is a bronze eagle that tops the memorial. On the terrace floor is a bronze disk, "The Great War for Civilization".
TITLE: Uxbridge World War I Memorial, (sculpture).
ARTIST(S): Hutchinson & French, fabricator.
DATE: Dedicated Nov. 5, 1921.
MEDIUM: White marble; Eagle and weapons: bronze.
CONTROL NUMBER: MA000930
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
On the town common in Uxbridge MA
North Main St, Uxbridge MA
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Alot of staining from bronze parts on statue.
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