Veterans Memorial, (sculpture)

Object Details

Notes: Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.; Image on file.; Falmouth Enterprise, May 19, 1925.; (On front, on slate tablet:) THESE MEN OF FALMOUTH/GAVE UP THEIR LIVES IN/THE GREAT WORLD WAR/IN HONOR OF THEIR/MEMORY AND OF THOSE WHO/SERVED WITH THEM THIS/MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED/IN MEMORIAM/(list of names) (On back: names of 220 Falmouth men who served in World War I and three who served in the Spanish American War) unsigned; The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary: A rectangular white marble memorial with benches that flank a central panel adorned with a slate inscription tablet. The back of the monument is inscribed with the names of Falmouth men who served in World War I and the Spanish American War. A "Memorial Lane" behind the monument consists of two rows of small markers identifying those killed in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. At the end of the "Memorial Lane" is a second Veterans Memorial (IAS record MA000463) installed later to recognize veterans of all wars.

Owner/Location: Administered by Falmouth Veterans Council Falmouth Massachusetts; Administered by Falmouth Public Library Library Trustees 123 Katharine Lee Bates Road Falmouth Massachusetts 02540; Located Falmouth Public Library 123 Katharine Lee Bates Road Lawn on Main Street Falmouth Massachusetts 02540

Topic: History--United States--Spanish American War; History--United States--World War I; History--United States--World War II; History--United States--Korean War; History--United States--Vietnam War