Soldiers and Sailors Monument - Geneva, Illinois
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BruceS
N 41° 53.186 W 088° 18.507
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Monument is located in front of the old Kane County Courthouse in Geneva, IL
Waymark Code: WM7G2F
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2009
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The monument was dedicated to honor veteran of all wars, however the original monument was in honor of all Kane County veterans of the Civil War. Surrounding the monument are 22 plaques listing the names of all Kane County residents who participated in the Civil War. The statue is a standing soldier holding a flag with both hands. He is flanked by a kneeling rifleman on his left side and a kneeling drummer on his right side. Two eagles with their wings spread flank the sides of the base.Behind the main monument is a ball and chain from the Andersonville Prisoner of War camp.
The monument is inscribed:
The People Of Kane County
Dedicated This Monument To
The Memory Of Her Brave
Soldiers And Sailors Who
At Different Periods Of
The Nations Peril Proved
Their Patriotism By Their
Services Sacrifices
And Sufferings
TITLE: Soldiers and Sailors Monument
ARTIST(S): Carl Augustus Heber, sculptor W. Cummings, fabricator
DATE: 1915
MEDIUM: Metal on a concrete and marble base
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS IL000289
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Old Kane County Courthouse
100 South 3rd Street
Geneva, Illinois
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted
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