The Belchertown Soldiers' Monument (Belchertown, Massachusetts)
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On the Belchertown Town Common there is a tall monument which is topped with a statue of a Civil War soldier. It is dedicated to Belchertown Civil War veterans and also to those who fought in any colonial or United States war. A highly decorated zinc shaft rests on a granite base. The shaft is topped with a statue of a Civil War soldier. The shaft and base is about 26' high and the figure of a Civil War soldier is about 6' high. The statue and shaft was cast in zinc by the Monumental Bronze Company in 1884. The monument, whose sculptor is unknown, was dedicated on September 15, 1885.
Monument type:
Statue - standing soldier
Artist:
Unknown
Dedication Date:
1885-09-15
Address:
Belchertown
Hampshire
Massachusetts
United States
Inscription:
"Dedicated to the memory of those who fought and died from this town in the Rebellion 1861-1865 and all Soldiers now citizens of Belchertown. Also to the Memory of all those from Belchertown who served in the Revolutionary or any Colonial or United States War.", Names of 328 men who served in the Revolutionary and Civil War, Names of 4 Battles: "Gettysburg, Wilderness, Fair Oak, Port Hudson"
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Conception Date:
1884-01-01
Opening Date:
1884-01-01
Material:
White Bronze, Zinc, Granite
Size:
0m x 0m x 9.7536m
Creator:
Monumental Bronze Co
Cost / Value:
Not found
Erected by:
Monumental Bronze Co
Funded by:
City of Belchertown
Run by:
City of Belchertown
Indigenous Land
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