(Civil War) - Moravia, NY
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N 42° 42.617 W 076° 25.010
18T E 383974 N 4729616
This sculpture is in front of Christ United Methodist Church of Locke and Moravia
Waymark Code: WMRYCB
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/22/2016
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"Full-length uniformed Civil War soldier stands on a pedestal and tiered base. The figure wears a long coat and cap and holds his rifle vertically, with both hands around the barrel towards his proper left shoulder. There is a scabbard on his proper left side."
TITLE: (Civil War)
ARTIST(S): unknown
DATE: Commissioned early 1890s. Dedicated 1893
MEDIUM: Sculpture: limestone; Base: granite
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NY001712
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Church & Park Streets Moravia New York
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
text on base "Erected 1893 in memory of our country's defenders"
There is a relief on front of base of eagle and star
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