Administered by Marathon County Parks Department 500 Forest Street, Courthouse Wausau Wisconsin
Administered by Marathon County Historical Society 403 McIndoe Street Wausau Wisconsin 54403
Located Courthouse 500 Forest Street Wausau Wisconsin
Date:
Dedicated May 30, 1923. Relocated 1954
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1994.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, WI5008, 1989.
Monumental News, July 1923, pg. 397.
Summary:
Two bronze figures stand atop a granite exedra bench. The figures include a winged angel with arms outstretched to embrace a soldier. The soldier is dressed in uniform, with helmet, and holds a rifle, with butt end resting on the ground. The figures are mounted in the center of a granite exedra that includes a commemorative text plaque with bronze eagle.
