Civil War Monument, McConnelsville, Ohio
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This bronze Civil War Private stands guard over the Morgan County Courthouse in the town square in McConnelsville Ohio.
Waymark Code: WM4F6M
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 08/16/2008
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The Civil War Monument in McConnelsville Ohio was donated by Detroit industrialist T.H. Simpson to his hometown. The bronze statue of a Civil War private stands 13 feet tall. It is perched on a block of granite that came from the Gettysburg battlefield.
The monument sits in the public square of McConnelsville, Ohio, directly in front of the Morgan County Courthouse.
The monument contains two plaques. The first is inscribed with the text of the Gettysburg Address. The second attributes the memorial to its benefactor, T.H. Simpson.
While the plaque only lists the year of its construction, the Morgan County Herald describes the dedication ceremony on October 17, 1923.
Unfortunately, T.H. Simpson died in May 1923 and did not see the completed monument.
Date Installed or Dedicated: 10/17/1923
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: T. H. Simpson
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union
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