{"id":1467,"date":"2024-11-01T20:23:34","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T20:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s2.designcostaging.com\/clients\/mmm\/?post_type=monuments&#038;p=1467"},"modified":"2024-11-11T17:57:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T17:57:51","slug":"lincoln-war-memorial","status":"publish","type":"monuments","link":"https:\/\/s2.designcostaging.com\/clients\/mmm\/monuments\/lincoln-war-memorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Lincoln War Memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Outside the <a href=\"https:\/\/freedomsway.org\/place\/lincoln-public-library\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lincoln Public Library<\/a> at the corner of Bedford and Trapelo Roads, this memorial stands as a perpetual expression of the town\u2019s 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&#8217;s Girl Scouts.<\/p>\n<p>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 &amp; Sons Co., both of Boston.<\/p>\n<p>A plaque affixed to the boulder\u2019s face reads:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">THE TOWN OF LINCOLN<br \/>\nDEDICATES THIS MEMORIAL<br \/>\nIN RECOGNITION OF THE SERVICE<br \/>\nRENDERED BY ITS CITIZENS IN<br \/>\nTHE WARS OF OUR COUNTRY<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1775 \u2022 1812 \u20221846 \u2022 1861 \u20221898 \u2022 1917<br \/>\n1941\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1950<br \/>\n1964<\/p>\n<p>Of the many admirable service members from <a href=\"https:\/\/freedomsway.org\/communities\/lincoln\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lincoln<\/a>, 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\u2019s militia and minute companies. They were among the first to arrive in <a href=\"https:\/\/freedomsway.org\/communities\/concord\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Concord<\/a> to oppose the British at the <a href=\"https:\/\/freedomsway.org\/place\/north-bridge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Bridge<\/a>. Many soldiers from Lincoln joined the Continental Army and fought in some of the Revolutionary War\u2019s most famous engagements, including the battles of Brandywine, White Plains, and Valley Forge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outside the Lincoln Public Library at the corner of Bedford and Trapelo Roads, this memorial stands as a perpetual expression of the town\u2019s 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&#8217;s Girl Scouts. 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