Grandview Cemetery G.A.R. Soldier's Monument (Fort Collins, 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. A low iron railing surrounds the monument, and there are mature silver spruce trees at three of its four corners (the fourth tree was apparently removed after being damaged by a storm). The monument is located in Section S of the Grandview Cemetery.
Monument type:
Statue - standing soldier
Artist:
Unknown
Dedication Date:
1905-05-30
Address:
Fort Collins
Larimer County
Colorado
USA
Inscription:
On the east side of the middle block of the pedestal are the words, "Dedicated to G.A.R. by W.R.C. May 30, 1905," engraved above a pair of crossed sabers and a laurel wreath. On the west side of the middle block of the pedestal are the words, "In Memory of the Known and Unknown Dead."
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Conception Date:
Opening Date:
1905-05-30
Material:
Light grey granite
Size:
0.6096m x 0.6096m x 1.8288m
Creator:
Cost / Value:
$1250
Erected by:
Women's Relief Corps of Fort Collins, Colorado
Funded by:
Women's Relief Corps of Fort Collins, Colorado
Run by:
Grandview Cemetery
Indigenous Land
Organization/Curator:
Data Sources:
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