Civil War Bench - Joliet, IL - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This concrete bench is supported by two arms cast in the shape of an oak tree with acorn finials.

This bench also displays a worn bronze plaque which reads:

DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF
OUR FATHERS
The Grand Army of the Republic, by the
Illinois Dept., Daughters of Union Veterans
OF THE CIVIL WAR
1861 - 1865

According to the Joliet Public Library's history, the Grand Army of the Republic started holding meetings at the library in 1904, which would be the approximate age of the bench.

TITLE: Civil War Bench ARTIST(S): unknown DATE: 1904 MEDIUM: concrete CONTROL NUMBER: IAS IL000187 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: In front of main entrance to the Joliet Public Library - 150 North Ottawa Street, Joliet, IL. DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: Database is still correct.

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