Anchors Aweigh Traditional Geocache
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Laying with the memories of soldiers
Behind, beneath and between
Perched near the top of a hill But not very easily seen.
Enjoy the monument and its view. After reading the plaque, head
down the stairs. Stand in the middle of the sun and turn back to
the monument.
Look slightly to the West and find the chink in the armour.
This massive circular temple-like monument located along Riverside
Drive at 89th Street commemorates Union Army soldiers and sailors
who served in the Civil War. This monument, one of the few in a
city park that the New York Landmark Commission designated a
landmark, was designed by architects Charles (1860–1944) and
Arthur Stoughton (1867–1955), who won a competition with this
ancient Greek design. The marble monument, with its pyramidal roof
and 12 Corinthian columns, is based on the Choragic Monument of
Lysicrates in Athens. It was commissioned by the State of New York,
and dedicated on Memorial Day in 1902. At that time it cost
$250,000 to build. Sculptor Paul E. Duboy carved the ornamental
features on the monument. The pillars list the New York volunteer
regiments that served during the battle as well as Union generals
and the battles in which they led troops. For years the monument
was the terminus of New York City’s annual Memorial Day
parade. In 1961 the City spent more than $1 million to fix the
monument's marble façade, which had deteriorated, and portions of
the monument were replaced with more durable granite.
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