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Cushing Memorial Monument

Date: 1950
Description: The Cushing Memorial State Park was established in 1915 by the State and the Waukesha County Historical Society. Its grounds, formerly the Cushing family h...
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Civil War Memorial Statue

Date: 1935
Description: The Court of Honor, Wisconsin Avenue. The statue, "The Victorious Charge," is in the center, with a church behind. On the left are more buildings going int...
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Gilbert M. Simmons Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of park in front of the Gilbert M. Simmons Public Library, with the Soldiers and Sailors monument. The library opened in 1900 and was funded ...
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Statue of General Stephen Dill Lee

Date: 1909
Description: Erected in June 1909, H.H. Kitson's sculpture commemorates Confederate Lieutenant General Stephen Dill Lee and is located in the Vicksburg National Militar...
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The Lincoln Monument

Date: 1887
Description: Augustus Saint-Gaudens' monument to Abraham Lincoln, installed 1887. Image shows the bronze sculpture from its foot framed by young foliage in the backgro...
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Remains of President Lincoln at Monument Square and Pavilion

Date: 1865
Description: The remains of President Lincoln lying in state in Monument Square and Pavilion. Lincoln's body was on its way from Washington, D.C. to Springfield, Illino...
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Grand Army of the Republic Reunion

Date: 06 1928
Description: Outdoor group portrait of some of the members of the Grand Army of the Republic at a reunion.
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Robert E. Lee Monument

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Description: Color postcard featuring an equestrian statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Caption reads: "Lee Monument and Monument Avenue. Richmond, VA."
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Fountain, Savanah, GA

Date: 1866
Description: A large fountain with statues. Two (Union?) soldiers are on the far side.
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Scene in Park

Date: 1929
Description: A small park in a median of Main Street. The park houses the Soldiers and Sailors of the Civil War memorial.
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Civil War Cannon at Park

Date: 1911
Description: A decommissioned Civil War cannon at Courthouse Park.
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Pioneer Days

Date: 09 07 1997
Description: "Pioneer Days is celebrated at Firemen's Park. Civil War reenactors, in period garb, put on a show of battlefield conditions."
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Lewis Memorial Monument

Date: 1910
Description: View of the monument to Civil War soldiers, located in what is now called the Watertown Veterans Memorial Park. A large eagle tops the monument. Above the ...
Postcard

Soldier's Monument

Date: 1909
Description: Color-enhanced black and white photographic postcard of the Soldier's Monument in honor of the Grand Army of the Republic during the Civil War. Caption rea...

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