Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Jim Thorpe, PA)
Union
Monument type:
Statue - standing soldier
Artist:
Dedication Date:
1886-09-28
Address:
Carbon
Pennsylvania
United States
Inscription:
To all the Brave Defenders of the Union from the County of Carbon.
Appomattox, 1865.
Wilderness, Hampton Roads, Antietam, Gettysburg
New Orleans, 1815.
On fame's eternal camping ground their silent tents were spread, and glory guards with solemn round the bivouac of the dead.
Mexico, 1847.
Erected under the Auspices of Chapman Post No. 61, G.A.R., 1886
Yorktown, 1781.
[At the base of the southern face of the monument is a plaque bearing the names of those Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe) service members who served during World War II.]
Mauch Chunk
World War II Honor Roll
Those who made the supreme sacrifice [names]
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Conception Date:
1873-01-01
Opening Date:
Material:
Bronze - white,Concrete
Size:
m x m x m
Creator:
Cost / Value:
Erected by:
County of Carbon
Funded by:
Local funding
Run by:
Indigenous Land
Organization/Curator:
Data Sources:
Historical Monument Database: https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=32102
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