Ladd and Whitney Monument (Lowell, Massachusetts)
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A granite obelisk some twenty seven and a half feet in height with a cruciform base, the Ladd and Whitney Monument was erected in memory of Luther Crawford Ladd and Addison Ottis Whitney, residents of Lowell. Ladd and Whitney, who are widely reported to have been the first fatalities of the Civil War, are buried beneath the monument alongside fellow soldier from the 6th Massachusetts Regiment, Charles A. Taylor.
Monument type:
Obelisk
Artist:
Unknown
Dedication Date:
1865-06-17
Address:
Lowell
Massachusetts
USA
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Conception Date:
1861-05-01
Opening Date:
Material:
Size:
" x " x 330"
Creator:
Unknown
Cost / Value:
Erected by:
Committee to the Lowell City Council
Funded by:
The State of Massachusetts & the City of Lowell ($2000 each)
Run by:
Indigenous Land
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