Civil War Statue - Sherburne, NY
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N 42° 40.682 W 075° 29.921
18T E 459141 N 4725182
This statue is in the center of Sherburne by the Congregational Church.
Waymark Code: WMPVRV
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/26/2015
Views: 1
"Mounted atop a square column is a standing figure of a Civil War soldier dressed in his uniform, wearing a coat with a short cape. He holds the barrel of his rifle at chest level with both hands, the stock resting by his proper right foot. The lower base of the monument is graduated and multitiered, and ringed by a walkway."
TITLE: Civil War Statue, Sherburne, NY
ARTIST(S): Unknown
DATE: Dedicated 1881
MEDIUM: Sculpture: granite; Base: granite
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NY001128
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located Intersection of State Route 12 & State Route 80 Sherburne New York
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The front has the text "Erected 1881 by Dr. Devillo White in memory of the brave soldiers who lost their lives in putting down the Southern Rebellion."
There are names of the soldiers and the battles.
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