Douglas Soldiers' Monument - Douglas, MA
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N 42° 03.237 W 071° 44.350
19T E 273331 N 4659397
Douglas Soldiers' Monument is located in the center of Douglas at the intersection of Route 16 and Route 96.
Waymark Code: WMHCKJ
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 06/24/2013
Views: 4
The Douglas Soldiers' Monument is dedicated to those who lost their lives in the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and the Spanish American War.
A 12' high zinc sculpture of a Union Army flag bearer stands on top of a 6' high square granite pedestal. The soldier is wearing a moustache, cap, cape, and a belted overcoat which comes down to his knees. He is holding a flag vertically with his left arm and hand. His right hand is bent in front of him held at waist level. The weapon he was holding is missing. The sculpture was cast at the Spaulding Foundry and dedicated in 1908.
The front of the granite base is inscribed:
IN MEMORIAL OF THE
UNKNOWN DEAD
UNION SOLDIERS
SAILORS & MARINES
OF THE WARS OF 1776
1861 TO.65 1898.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
1776 - Revolutionary War
1861 - 1865 - American Civil War
1898 - Spanish American War
In Honor Of: In Memorial of the unknown dead Union soldiers, sailors & marines of the wars of 1776 1861 to.65 1898
Marker Text:
IN MEMORIAL OF THE
UNKNOWN DEAD
UNION SOLDIERS
SAILORS & MARINES
OF THE WARS OF 1776
1861 TO.65 1898.
Date of dedication: 1908
Who Put it Here?: Town of Douglas
Description of Memorial:
Nice looking large zinc and granite memorial is in excellent shape. Zinc figure looks ghostly which adds to the memorial nature of the monument. Unfortunately the weapon he is carrying is missing.
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