Administered by State of Pennsylvania Dauphin County Maintenance Harrisburg Pennsylvania 17101
Located Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Bridge Seventh & Thirteenth Streets Harrisburg Pennsylvania
Date:
1929. Dedicated August 1930
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994.
Harm, Greg, 2011.
Image on file.
(Around top of south pylon, incised numbers:) (front:) 1917 (rear:) 1861 (one side:) 1846 (other side:) 1898 (Around top of north pylon, incised numbers:) (front:) 1754 (rear:) 1776 (one side:) 1763 (other side:) 1812 (South pylon bench:) (one side:) Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, Chaputepec, Chambersburg, Hanover (rear:) Gettysburg, Cuba, Porto Rico, Philippines (other side:) Chateau-Thiery, Marne, Vesle, Meuse-Argonne, Lys-Scheldt (Gate on south pylon:) "They baptized the nation into a newer/a larger liberty" (North pylon bench:) (one side:) Great Meadows, Fort Necessity, Monogahela, Fort Pitt (rear:) Ligonier, Bushy Run, Brandywine (other side:) Germantown, Fort Mifflin, Wyoming, Valley Forge, Lake Erie (Gate on north pylon:) "Every ship and every man/did his duty well"
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Summary:
The west entrance to the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial bridge is flanked by two tall limestone pylons, each carved with an eagle at the top. The bridge is decorated with subjects glorifying American military history, focusing on the role played by Pennsylvania troops. The eagle on the south pylon holds arrows in its proper left talon; the eagle on the north pylon also holds an object in his proper right talon. A granite bench encircles three sides of each pylon. On the piers of the bridge are representations of military accouterments, including helmets, grenades, and machine guns.
Topic:
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