War Mothers' Monument - Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, IN
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A bronze figure of a World War I infantryman advancing slightly uphill as in a bayonet charge, mounted upon a Greek temple-like base. The soldier wears a steel helmet and moves with his proper right foot forward, holding his rifle horizontally...
Waymark Code: WM166F4
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 05/18/2022
Views: 3
More from the Smithsonian listing: ...by his proper right side with both hands. He stands on a peaked roof structure, supported by four Doric columns and set atop a multi-tiered base. Steps lead up to the monument.
Dimensions: Sculpture: approx. 6 x 2 1/2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 14 ft. x 77 in. x 8 ft.
Inscription: (On lintel at top of one side of base:) WORLD WAR/1917 HEROES/1918/(bronze plaque:) A TRIBUTE TO/THE MEN/OF MONROE COUNTY/WHO IN THE SPIRIT OF LOYALTY/SERVED THEIR COUNTRY/IN THE WORLD WAR 1917-1918/AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/THOSE INSCRIBED BELOW/WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/(list of thirty-two names in two columns follows)/ERECTED 1923
Remarks: The monument commemorates the World War I soldiers of Monroe County, Indiana. It was erected by the Monroe County War Mothers organization, with fundraising beginning in 1923. The cost of the monument was $3,309.75, raised through public subscription and fundraising events, with $800 collected through the sale of a lot donated by J. R. McDaniel of Bloomington. IAS files contain a newspaper article from The Indianapolis Star, Nov. 18, 1923, discussing the dedication."
Visited on a beautiful day with Indiana state flower peonies in bloom.
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 11/17/1923
Private or Public Monument?: Private
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: War Mothers
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America
Website for this Monument: [Web Link]
Physical Address of Monument:
Rose Hill Cemetery
1100 W. Fourth St.
Bloomington, IN USA
47404
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