Eagle War Memorial - Sinton, TX
Posted by: 
WalksfarTX
N 28° 02.214 W 097° 30.858
14R E 646037 N 3102180
A memorial to those who died in the Korean and Vietnam wars. On front of base is the inscription "They died so that we could live in Freedom". Two of the vertical slabs supporting the base are inscribed with the names of the dead.
Waymark Code: WMRC7H
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/07/2016
Views: 4
An eagle with outspread wings, preparing to fly, is perched on a rock. The sculpture is mounted on a base that consists of a short two-tiered, square top section, supported by four vertical slabs with curved outer edges that radiate out from the four corners of the top part of the base. Two of the vertical slabs are inscribed with names of dead.
TITLE: Eagle War Memorial
ARTIST(S): D.R. Corsini
DATE: Dedicated Nov. 11, 1986
MEDIUM: Bronze Eagle on Granite Base.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000590
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
On the South East corner of the courthouse square.
N. Archer Ave at W. Sinton
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None Noted
|
Visit Instructions:
Please give the date of your visit, your impressions of the sculpture, and at least ONE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH. Add any additional information you may have, particularly any personal observations about the condition of the sculpture.
Recent Visits/Logs:
| There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|