Our Heroes Monument - Lee, MA
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1
N 42° 17.993 W 073° 14.260
18T E 645267 N 4684576
A monument in Fairmount Cemetery honors the heroes of the Civil War. The main entrance to Fairmount Cemetery is located at Greylock & Maple Streets in Lee, MA.
Waymark Code: WM14P4K
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 08/04/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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The Civil War monument in Fairmount Cemetery is a large rough cut granite block with a sphere on top (which may have once been a globe). The monument is located in front of a group of Civil War veterans graves. The block has a polished dado which carries the simple inscription:

OUR HEROES
1861 -1865

ERECTED BY
W.R.C.

W.R.C is the abbreviation for the Women's Relief Corps which is the official women's auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic founded in 1883.

Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Woman's Relied Corps

Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union

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Date Installed or Dedicated: Not listed

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