First Defenders - Allentown, Pennsylvania
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BruceS
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Civil War Memorial known as "First Defenders" honoring a company from Allentown located at West Park in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Waymark Code: WMF49P
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/20/2012
Views: 2
The memorial has a statue of a Union soldier standing on a base. The soldier is dressed in a long overcoat with a cape. He is holding his rifle by its barrel with both hands with its butt resting on ground between his feet. His cap is on the ground behind him. On the side of the base are two plaques with information about the battles the company participated in and the roll of members of the company. On the front of the base is a plaque inscribed:
Erected
1917
To Commemorate
The
Patriotism And Courage
Of The
Officers and Men
Of
Allen Infantry
Allentonw, PA
Who With Four Other Companies
Of Pennsylvania Militia
April 18, 1861
Rushed To the Defense
Of The
National Capital
And Became The
FIRST DEFENDERS
TITLE: First Defenders
ARTIST(S): George Thomas Brewster
DATE: June 14, 1917
MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: brick and granite.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 9C530007
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
West Park
16th & Turner Street
Allentown, Pennsylvania
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted
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