Lincoln War Memorial

Outside the Lincoln Public Library at the corner of Bedford and Trapelo Roads, this memorial stands as a perpetual expression of the town’s gratitude to its residents who served the nation during wartime. It is said that the idea of erecting a war memorial had initially been encouraged by Lincoln's Girl Scouts.

Dedicated on Armistice Day, November 11, 1929, it features an impressive boulder topped by a verdigris-encrusted bronze eagle spreading its wings. The eagle was designed by sculptor Fortunato Tarquino and cast by the T. F. McCann & Sons Co., both of Boston.

A plaque affixed to the boulder’s face reads:

THE TOWN OF LINCOLN
DEDICATES THIS MEMORIAL
IN RECOGNITION OF THE SERVICE
RENDERED BY ITS CITIZENS IN
THE WARS OF OUR COUNTRY

1775 • 1812 •1846 • 1861 •1898 • 1917
1941     1950
1964

Of the many admirable service members from Lincoln, over two hundred fought during the Revolutionary War. On April 19, 1775 alone, more than one hundred men saw action as members of the Town’s militia and minute companies. They were among the first to arrive in Concord to oppose the British at the North Bridge. Many soldiers from Lincoln joined the Continental Army and fought in some of the Revolutionary War’s most famous engagements, including the battles of Brandywine, White Plains, and Valley Forge.