Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
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(copyright symbol) Allen G. Newman A.N.A. 1931 Sc / JNO Williams Inc. N.Y. (On plaque, front of base:) In Memoriam/USS Main/Destroyed in Havana Harbor/Feb 15, 1898/This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the USS Maine / Patriotism / Devotion (On back of base:) 1898-1902/Erected by General Wm S. McCaskey Camp United Span-/ish War Veterans, The City and County of Lancaster, in/memory of Volunteers from Lancaster County, in the Spanish/American War./The Powder Tank donated by the U.S./Navy Department/was recovered from the USS Maine, in Havana Harbor/The Cannon and Cannon balls were donated by the US/War Department under authority of a special act of Congress./Dedicated July 4, 1913/This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine. signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
The figure of a Spanish-American War soldier holding a rifle stands atop a rectangular base adorned on the front with a bronze relief of Liberty holding a shield in her proper left hand. The sculpture is installed on a wide platform adorned with two cannons.
Topic:
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