WWI Indian Chief - Tuckerton, NJ
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Metro2
N 39° 36.078 W 074° 20.655
18S E 556299 N 4383712
This monument is located in a small roadside strip in Tuckerton, NJ.
Waymark Code: WM9XFE
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 10/10/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
Views: 4

This WWI monument was relocated from Camden to Tuckerton in 1981.
This website (visit link) indicates that the monument used to be in a park which is now the location of the Camden campus of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. The website also indicates that the artist is Nicola Berardo. The top of the Monument has a statue of an Indian chief.
The pedestal for this Memorial has the following engraving:
"IN MEMORY OF OUR BROTHERS
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
IN THE WORLD WAR 1917-1919"

Underneath is a plaque with the names of the Improved order's tribes.

At the foot of the pedestal is another engraving:
"IMPROVED ORDER RED MEN
OF CAMDEN COUNTY, N.J."

and lying on the ground at the foot of the monument is another plaque which reads:
"MEMORIAL TO ALL MEMBERS
IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN
GREAT COUNCIL OF NEW JERSEY

DEDICATED OCTOBER 13, 1920
CAMDEN, N.J.

REDEDICATED MAY 21, 1981
TUCKERTON, N.J."
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: WWI Memorial

Figure Type: Human

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Nicola Berardo

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 5/21/1981

Materials used: apparently bronze

Location: near intersection of West Main St and Great Bay Blvd., Tuckerton, NJ

Visit Instructions:
Please upload at least one photo you have personally taken of the sculpture and tell us a little about your impressions of the piece. Additional photos are always appreciated.
Search for...
Geocaching.com Google Map
Google Maps
MapQuest
Bing Maps
Nearest Waymarks
Nearest Figurative Public Sculpture
Nearest Geocaches
Create a scavenger hunt using this waymark as the center point
Recent Visits/Logs:
Date Logged Log User Rating  
Metro2 visited WWI Indian Chief  -  Tuckerton, NJ 08/30/2010 Metro2 visited it