Soldiers Monument - Bradford, PA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

Official Description: A standing figure of a Civil War Soldier holding a wreath and a rifle in front of him rests atop a square monument. The butt of the soldier's rifle rests at his feet. A bayonet sheath is at his proper left and two small packs are at his proper right rear. The monument rests atop a rectangular base with a stepped bottom.
Inscription: Erected in Memory of Deceased Soldiers & Sailors of Bradford, PA. and Vicinity, by Lieut. Franklin W. Davis Co. E. 58 PA. Vols. 1861-1865

This U.S. Civil War memorial oversees roughly 100 graves from that era. The site can be reached by driving slowly (15 mph limit) up the single-lane gravel path. The view down in the valley from this point is also nice.

TITLE: Soldiers Monument ARTIST(S): Unknown DATE: Unknown MEDIUM: Granite CONTROL NUMBER: IAS PA000718 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: About 75% up the hillside in Oak Hill Cemetery in East Bradford, Pennsylvania DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None

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