Westerly Granite in
Pennsylvania

65th New York Volunteers
Gettysburg National Military Park

Contractor: William Van Amringe for the Smith Granite Company
Material: Blue Westerly granite; bronze
Cost: $1500
Date Ordered: December 1887
Date Shipped: May 30, 1888
Date Dedicated:
Height: 13 feet 8 inches
Base: 6 feet 6 inches x 6 feet 6 inches
Approximate weight:
Features: Rock-faced obelisk with margins on base
Statue Cutter:
Carver:
Letter Cutter: John Roche, Frank Cook.
Polisher:
Stonecutter: James McMahon, Joseph Thompson, John Mullins, Henry Francis, Maurice Flynn, Samuel Slocum.
Location: Slocum Avenue
Map location: Monument 227 @I8
About the unit:

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