Dedication of Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Wakefield Common, June 17, 1902

Title: Dedication of Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Wakefield Common, June 17, 1902
Description: "Thousands of Wakefield residents and friends turned out for the dedication of the monument, made possible by a bequest of $10,000 in the will of Mrs. Harriet N. Flint. In her will, Mrs. Flint requested that the monument 'cost not less than $10,000 that it may be grand in itself, symmetrical in architecture, beautiful in design - a monument worthy of the true men to whom we dedicate it.' The town accepted the bequest in March 1898, and on March 4, 1901, the design of the Van Amringe Granite Company was accepted. The dedication exercises on June 17, 1902, featured Colonel E.J. Gihon as Chief Marshal. A parade, featuring veterans, military and civil organizations, was also held to commemorate the event." -- Text from calendar by Jayne M. D'Onofrio.; Image from the Wakefield Municipal Gas and Light Department annual calendar, 1991; Photo courtesy of the Wakefield Historical Society.
Contributor: Institution: Lucius Beebe Memorial Library; Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department (Wakefield, Mass.); D'Onofrio, Jayne M.
Coverage: Massachusetts--Middlesex (county)--Wakefield
Date: 06-17-1902
Format: image/jpeg
Publisher: [Wakefield, Mass.] : Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department
Subject: Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Wakefield, Mass.); War memorials
Type: still image; Photographs
Original Format: 1 picture : b&w
Extent: 19 x 25 cm.