Empty Saddle - Brackettville, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 29° 18.393 W 100° 25.086
14R E 362279 N 3242783
A riderless horse symbolizing the death of a soldier and commemorating the days of the U. S. Cavalry. The horse has all of the accouterments he would have worn if ridden by a cavalry soldier.
Waymark Code: WMR1FN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/27/2016
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Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog
The horse is mounted on a limestone base located on a high knoll and lighted at night. An iron relief on the front of the base depicts two crossed sabers. Around the base is a concrete walk surrounded by concrete posts linked by chains to form a fence. The two front posts are each topped by a concrete eagle.
TITLE: Empty Saddle
ARTIST(S): Ralph E. Beard
DATE: 11/12/1983 Dedicated
MEDIUM: Statue - Fiberglass; Base - Limestone
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000046
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PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located near the entrance to a privately owned residential park, Fort Clark Springs, on US 90 at Brackettville.
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