Memorial Fountain and Statue
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Memorial Fountain and Statue is located at Memorial Square, in Chambersburg Borough, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
Waymark Code: WMW32
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/22/2006
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Memorial Fountain and Statue are located in Memorial Square in the center of Chambersburg, Franklin County.
Installed in 1875, the fountain and statue stand in the middle of the Square on a hexagonally shaped grassy plot about 50 feet in diameter.
The fountain and statue are made of cast-iron. The fountain is 26 feet in height with a 30 feet diameter ground basin. The statue is about 6 feet high and is of a standing uniformed soldier holding a rifle, with the stock resting on the ground.
Plaque Reads:
ERECTED IN MEMORY OF THE SOLDIERS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY WHO FOUGHT FOR THE UNION IN THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES 1861-1865, DEDICATED JULY 17TH, 1878.
Approximately 40 feet southwest of this tablet Robert E. Lee and A. R. Hill met mounted, and held a brief conference acout 10 O'Clock AM on Friday, June 26, 1863. This was the first move which ultimately led to the decision on Monday, June 29th, to concentrate the army of Northern Virginia in the direction of Gettysburg, and decided the location of the battle with the army of the Potomac at that place.
Object #: 78002400
Street address:
Chambersburg's Memorial Square
Chambersburg, Pa. USA
17201
County / Borough / Parish: Chambersburg Borough, Franklin County
Year listed: 1978
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1875-1899
Historic function: Recreation and Culture
Current function: Recreation and Culture
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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