Firing Line - Victoria, Texas
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N 28° 47.959 W 097° 00.372
14R E 694590 N 3187383
"Firing Line" c.1912 by Pompeo Coppini in DeLeon Plaza Victoria, Texas.
Waymark Code: WM458B
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/08/2008
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Noted sculptor Pompeo Coppini made an agreement with the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. If they would let him design the statue - it would be a more fitting tribute to the men who fought than any other Confederate statue in the state. They agreed and Coppini made this piece - the only one of its kind.
The plaque reads:
To The Soldiers of the Confederate States of America
This Monument is dedicated by the William P. Rogers Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Victoria, Texas June the Third A.D. Nineteen Hundred and Twelve
On Civilizations Height Immutable They Stand
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Firing Line
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Pompeo Coppini
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: June 3, 1912
Materials used: bronze and Texas pink granite
Location: DeLeon Plaza
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