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 Soldiers Monument - Dennison, Ia. Posted by:  iconions
N 42° 01.018 W 095° 21.390
15T E 304886 N 4654346
This Multi-war Memorial is in the Southeast Corner of the Crawford County Courthouse Grounds - 1202 Broadway in Denison, Iowa.
Waymark Code: WMW2T6
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 07/02/2017
Views: 4
Artist: Price, Hugh A., sculptor.
Detroit Masoleum Equipment Works, fabricator.
George Archer & Son, contractor.
Wayt & Son, contractor.
N. Pelaggi & Co., carver.
Standard Granite Company, contractor.
Title: Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles: War Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates: Dedicated 1917.
Medium: Figure: granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions: Figure: approx. 7 x 4 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 20 x 6 x 6 ft.
Inscription: (Front of base:) IN MEMORY/OF THE/MEN OF THIS VICINITY/WHO/GAVE THEIR/LIVES TO THE/DEFENSE OF/THEIR/COUNTRY/(lower tier) 1861-1865 (Plaque on rear of base commemorates World War II and the Vietnam War) (Side of base:) DEDICATED/TO ALL OUR/SONS WHO/ANSWERED/THE CALL/OF/PATRIOTISM/UPON THE NATIONS BATTLEFIELDS. (Plaque on other side of base commemorates World War I and the Korean War)
Description: A uniformed Civil War soldier stands at parade rest, both hands gripping the barrel of his rifle, the butt of which rests by his feet. The soldier is wearing a visored cap, and a short cape over his knee-length coat. The figure is mounted on top of an elaborate base that includes an attenuated upper section with a bordered cornice above four columns. The base is multitiered and inscribed and includes plaques.
Subject: History -- United States -- Civil War
History -- United States -- World War I
History -- United States -- World War II
History -- United States -- Korean War
History -- United States -- Vietnam War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type: Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Denison
Sculpture
Owner: Administered by City of Denison, City Clerk's Office, 111 North Main Street, Denison, Iowa 51442
Located Denison Courthouse Square, Denison, Iowa
Condition: Surveyed 1996 March. Well maintained.
References: National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IA0021, 1989.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1996.
Monumental News, Oct. 1918, pg. 451.
Control Number: IAS IA000225
- Smithsonian Outdoor Sculpture Inventory
This is a large impressive monument on the courthouse square in Denison. It is 34 feet high and erected in 1917. The bronze cannon in the lower left has Spanish inscriptions and is dated 1795. The inscription reads, "N.3853.Sevilla.14.DeAgosto.D.E.1795." It is about 8 1/2 feet in length and has a 4 1/2 inch bore diameter. It is believed that it was captured in the Spanish-American War. Crawford County had a unit that went to the Philippines in this war.
- Iowa Civil War Monuments Website
TITLE: Soldiers Monument
ARTIST(S): Price, Hugh A., sculptor; N. Pelaggi & Co., carver.
DATE: 1917
MEDIUM: Medium: Figure: granite; Base: granite.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS IA000225
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Southeast Corner of the Crawford County Courthouse Grounds - 1202 Broadway in Denison Iowa
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
In good repair and no differences seen.
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