Twin Parks Memorial - Brookfield, Missouri
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BruceS
N 39° 47.361 W 093° 04.550
15S E 493507 N 4404380
Civil War memorial in the street median in Brookfield, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WMH4XJ
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/23/2013
Views: 6
The memorial has a statue of a Union soldier standing holding his rifle by its barrel with its butt between his feet. The soldier is dressed in military uniform with long overcoat and brimmed cap. The statue stands on a base inscribed:
61 - 65
Lest We Forget
TITLE: Twin Parks Memorial
ARTIST(S): D. L. Williams (Firm), fabricator.
DATE: Dedicated 1912.
MEDIUM: Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MO000115
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
North end of oval between Twin Parks and Main Street
Brookfield, Missouri
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The inventory indicates that the soldier's rifle is missing. It appears that a replacement rifle has been added to the memorial.
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