Milmore Sphinx - Mount Auburn Cemetary - Cambridge MA
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N 42° 22.399 W 071° 08.728
19T E 323355 N 4693456
Erected in 1872 as a Civil War memorial, it is one of the most notable features of Mount Auburn Cemetary. It was created by Martin Milmore.
Waymark Code: WM7EEK
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 10/14/2009
Views: 13
Martin Milmore's Sphinx commissioned by Jacob Bigelow in commemoration of the preservation of the Union and the end of slavery. Carved at this site from a single block of granite from Maine, it was completed in July 1872.
The inscription on the monument:
American Union preserved
African slavery destroyed
by the uprising of a great people
by the blood of fallen heroes
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: American Sphinx
Figure Type: Fantasy creature
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Martin Milmore
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1872
Materials used: Granite
Location: Mount Auburn Cemetary
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