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Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Wakefield, Mass. [picture]
description- – Photos show views of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, a granite column erected in 1902 to commemorate Wakefield's Civil War casualties. The monument is located on the Common approximately opposite Bryant Street. It was funded by a $10,000 bequest from the will of local resident Harriet Newell Flint. The band stand is visible in the background of the first photo. Photos taken at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 18, 2007.
- – "Given to the town of Wakefield by Harriet Newell Flint" - text from north side of monument.
- – "To the men of South Reading who gave their lives to keep the states united 1861-1865" - text from south side of monument.
- – Monument lists the battles in which Wakefield soldiers participated: New Berne, Malvern Hill, Chancellorsville, Weldon Railroad, Fort Fisher, Charleston, Brandy Station, Resaca, Appomattox, Andersonville, Bull Run, Balls Bluff, Fredericksburg, Wilderness, Petersburg, Antietam, Port Hudson, Aldie, Gettysburg, Spottsylvania.
- – Detailed entry in building survey, "The cultural resources of Wakefield", pD150.
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- – Wakefield, Mass. Pictorial works.
- – History Civil War, 1861-1865 Monuments.
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The Common and Soldiers' Monument, Wakefield, Mass. [picture]
description- – Postcard shows a view of Wakefield Common with the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, erected in 1902 to commemorate Wakefield's Civil War casualties, in the background.
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- – 2007-11-26T21:36:45Z
- – 2007-11-26T21:36:45Z
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- – Wakefield (Mass.) Pictorial works.
- – History Civil War, 1861-1865 Monuments.
Soldiers' Monument, Wakefield, Mass. [picture]
description- – Postcard shows a view of Wakefield Common with the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, erected in 1902 to commemorate Wakefield's Civil War casualties. The band stand is visible in the background.
- – 1 postcard :
- – 2007-11-26T21:36:45Z
- – 2007-11-26T21:36:45Z
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- – Wakefield (Mass.) Pictorial works.
- – History Civil War, 1861-1865 Monuments.
Wakefield, Mass., Soldier's Monument [picture]
description- – Postcard shows a view of Wakefield Common with the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, erected in 1902 to commemorate Wakefield's Civil War casualties.
- – 1 postcard :
- – 2007-11-26T21:36:46Z
- – 2007-11-26T21:36:46Z
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- – Wakefield (Mass.) Pictorial works.
- – History Civil War, 1861-1865 Monuments.
Common, Wakefield, Mass., 1647 [picture]
description- – Postcard shows a view of the Common looking east up Church Street, which becomes Salem Street at the point where the houses are visible (the intersection with Main Street). In the center on Main Street is the Emmanuel Parish Episcopal Church, and on the right is the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, erected in 1902 to commemorate Wakefield's Civil War casualties. The 1647 date on the card presumably refers to the year of the first land grants to settlers.
- – 1 postcard :
- – 2007-11-26T21:36:53Z
- – 2007-11-26T21:36:53Z
- – 1913.
- – 1913.
- – Wakefield (Mass.) Pictorial works.
- – History Civil War, 1861-1865 Monuments.
Congregational Church&Soldiers Monument, Wakefield, Mass. [picture]
description- – Postcard shows the Congregational Church on the west side of Wakefield Common. The granite church, built in 1892, was the fourth church on the site. It was destroyed by fire in 1909. A new church of similar design was rebuilt and dedicated in 1912. On the right is the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, erected in 1902 to commemorate Wakefield's Civil War casualties.
- – 1 postcard :
- – 2007-11-26T21:36:31Z
- – 2007-11-26T21:36:31Z
- – 1909.
- – 1909.
- – Wakefield (Mass.) Pictorial works.
- – Massachusetts Wakefield Pictorial works.
- – History Civil War, 1861-1865 Monuments.
Soldiers and sailors memorial, Wakefield, Mass. [picture]
description- – "Printed in France".
- – Postcard shows the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial on the lower common, erected in 1902 to commemorate Wakefield's Civil War casualties.
- – 1 postcard :
- – 2007-11-26T21:32:22Z
- – 2007-11-26T21:32:22Z
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- – Wakefield (Mass.) Pictorial works.
- – History Civil War, 1861-1865 Monuments.
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