Soldiers and Sailors Monument -- Providence, RI
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member jkozik
N 41° 49.467 W 071° 24.741
19T E 299660 N 4633098
Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Kennedy Plaza, downtown Providence, RI
Waymark Code: WM4W4X
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 10/04/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member BluegrassCache
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Dedicated in 1871, the Soldiers and Sailors Monument was dedicated to the Rhode Island citizens who gave their life in service of the Union during the Civil War. Located in Kennedy Plaza (formerly known as Exchange Place), the monument was architected by Alfred Stone with Sculptures by Randolf Rogers.

The large text on the monument reads:

Erected by the people of Rhode Island to the memory of the brave men who died that their country might live.

Historical write-up by Brown University

Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1871

Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: State of Rhode Island

Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union

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