In Memory - Bronson, KS
Posted by: The Snowdog
N 37° 53.699 W 095° 04.439
15S E 317640 N 4196190
This Civil War Memorial is in the center of a public park - in Bronson, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WM18039
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 04/30/2023
Views: 4
This Civil War Memorial is set near the center of a public park. The zinc (or white bronze) statue, depicting a uniformed soldier at parade rest, is about 12' tall, and is mounted on a three-tiered base. There are only two such zinc memorials in the state. The text on the monument is:
IN MEMORY OF THE
HEROES OF '61 - '65
MAY THE DEEDS OF VALOR OF
THEM AND THEIR COMRADES
FOREVER INSPIRE LOVE OF
LIBERTY AND COUNTRY
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ERECTED BY THE
G.A.R. THE W.R.C. AND
CITIZENS
OF BRONSON, KANSAS
1907
Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1907
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Grand Army of the Republic / Women's Relief Corps / Citizens of Bronson
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union
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