Charles Noyes Monument - Ballinger, TX
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N 31° 44.285 W 099° 56.812
14R E 410308 N 3511794
Charles Noyes stands next to his saddled horse, with his left hand holding the reins and his right hand resting on the saddle pommel. Noyes wears cowboy attire, including hat and boots. The sculpture is mounted on a tiered rectangular base.
Waymark Code: WMXCXJ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/28/2017
Views: 3
Inscription incised on front:
CHAS. H.
NOYES
Inscription on plaque on back:
ERECTED IN MEMORY OF
CHAS. H. NOYES
BY HIS PARENTS
LULA AND GUS NOYES
CHAS. H. NOYES
BORN IN TEXAS DECEMBER 30, 1895
DIED FROM AN ACCIDENTAL FALL
WITH HIS HORSE AT HIS FATHER'S
RANCH IN CONCHO COUNTY, TEXAS
FEBRUARY 11, 1917.
GONE FROM US BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
NEVER SHALL THY MEMORY FADE
SWEETEST THOUGHTS SHALL EVER LINGER
ROUND THE SPOT WHERE THOU ART LAID
IS DEATH AN ETERNAL SLEEP
OR WILL WE MEET AGAIN?
TITLE: Charles Noyes Monument
ARTIST(S): Pompeo Coppini
DATE: 10/25/1919
MEDIUM: Statue - bronze; Base - Red Texas Granite
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000736
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Runnels County Courthouse Lawn
613 Hutchings Avenue
Ballinger, TX 76821
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted
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