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 Soldier's Monument - Flemington NJ Posted by:  scornell1
N 40° 30.789 W 074° 51.547
18T E 511934 N 4484723
A war memorial topped with a statue of a Union Civil War Soldier located in the center of Flemington, NJ.
Waymark Code: WM7CYR
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 10/06/2009
Views: 5
This statue and memorial honors the veterans of all wars, from the War Between the States to the Gulf War. It was originally designed as a Civil War monument. It also honors all branches of the military - the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marines, and Air Force. The statue atop the pedestal depicts a Union Civil War soldier.
At the base is a tribute to the subsequent wars, WW I, WW II, Korean War, Vietnam War and the Gulf War. Traditionally, the annual Memorial Day and Christmas Parades that take place, end at this spot. Flowers and wreaths decorate the monument on Memorial Day. During the winter holiday season a Christmas tree and Menorah are placed beside the memorial.
Artist: E. B. Koch, sculptor
Dates: Commissioned April 15, 1891. Dedicated May 30, 1892.
Medium: Figure: Westerly granite; Base: barre granite on mortared stone.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
Civil War, World War I, World War II, The Korean Conflict, The Vietnam War, and the Gulf War.
In Honor Of: LOYAL SONS WHO WENT TO DEFEND OUR COUNTRY'S FLAG
Marker Text:
Front of upper base, raised:
FLEMINGTON'S
GRATEFUL TRIBUTE
TO THE
SELF-SACRIFICING VALOR
OF HER LOYAL SONS
WHO WENT TO DEFEND
OUR COUNTRY'S FLAG
1861-1865.
Front of lower base, raised: GETTYSBURG
Back of lower base,raised: HAMPTON ROADS
Side of lower base, raised: APPOMATTOX
Other side of lower base,raised: BRANDY STATION
Date of dedication: May 30, 1892 and Rededicated to all war veterans 1996
Who Put it Here?: Lambert Boeman Post #48 of the Grand Army of the Republic
Description of Memorial:
The monument is set in a small triangular plot of ground located in the center of town, just in front of the Flemington Presbyterian Church. A cannon and flag pole stand beside the memorial. The statue and Civil War portion of the memorial rest on a base dedicated to the later wars and all military branches.
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