Our Heroes Monument - Lee, MA
Posted by: 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
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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.