Aspen Union Soldier Statue (Aspen, Colorado)
Union
Life-sized granite statue of Union soldier standing at parade rest, holding the barrel of a rifle whose butt rests on the ground next to his right foot. The soldier wears a Union overcoat, cape, and kepi hat. The statue is mounted atop a granite pedestal engraved on its southwest-facing side with a text inscription, and carved on the other three sides with crossed sabers, an anchor, and crossed cannon barrels. The monument is located near the SW corner of the Pitkin County Courthouse.
Monument type:
Statue - standing soldier
Artist:
Unknown
Dedication Date:
1899-05-31
Address:
Aspen
Pitkin
Colorado
USA
Inscription:
Engraved on the SW side of the pedestal are the words, "To the soldiers of 1861- 1865 this monument is erected by their comrades and the patriotic men and women of Aspen 1899.
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Conception Date:
Opening Date:
1899-05-31
Material:
Light grey granite statue; grey granite pedestal
Size:
1.2446m x 1.2446m x 4.2164m
Creator:
Unknown
Cost / Value:
Unknown
Erected by:
The "comrades [of Civil War soldiers] and the patriotic men and women of Aspen."
Funded by:
Unknown
Run by:
Unknown
Indigenous Land
Organization/Curator:
Data Sources:
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