The Hiker - Arlington, VA
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bluesnote
N 38° 53.076 W 077° 03.745
18S E 321113 N 4305992
One of many sculptures along Memorial Avenue in Arlington, Virginia.
Waymark Code: WM14Y7C
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/10/2021
Views: 4
Taken from the website, "Inscription:
(Sculpture, right rear near base:) THEO A. R. KITSON SC (sculpture, right rear near base:) THE GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS (Base, front:) THE HIKER/1898-1902/AD 1965 (Base, front, on bronze cross insignia:) SPANISH WAR VETERANS 1898-1902/CUBA, PUERTO RICO, USA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (Base, front lower section:) ERECTED BY THE SPANISH WAR VETERANS/AND AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A figure of an American soldier standing at parade rest holding his rifle across his body with both hands. He is dressed in his uniform with the shirt sleeves rolled up and the shirt unbuttoned at the neck. He has boots on and an ammunition belt around his waist. His hat is turned slightly to the proper right. The sculpture rests on a rectangular base adorned on the front with a bronze cross insignia of the Spanish War Veterans."
Type of memorial: Statue
Location: Memorial Avenue
Public or private: Public
Who placed it?: Not listed
When was it placed?: Not listed
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