Delaware Soldiers and Sailors Monument - Wilmington, Delaware
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gparkes
N 39° 45.309 W 075° 33.578
18S E 452059 N 4400731
This monument is dedicated to Delaware's Soldiers and Sailors who gave of their lives in defense of their country.
Waymark Code: WMAP8R
Location: Delaware, United States
Date Posted: 02/07/2011
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The monument reads:
(Front)
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
MONUMENT
IN COMMEMORATION OF DELAWARE'S
PATRIOTIC DEAD WHO SACRIFICES
THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY
DURING THE REBELLION OF 1861 - 65
(Back)
THE THANKS OF THE
MONUMENT ASSOCIATION
ARE EXTENDED TO ELI CROZIER
FOR VALUABLE SERVICES RENDERED
IN THE COMPLETION OF THIS MONUMENT.
The column was aquired from the Pennsylvania Bank Building in Philadelphia, after the razing of that building in 1868. The completion of the monument was called into question after debts surfaced. Eli Crozier, a newspaper owner of "We the People," stepped forward to pay off the debt, allowing for the unveiling in 1871.
Today the monument can be found on a triangular block surrounded by Delaware Avenue, 14th Street and North Broom Street. Parking is available on Delaware Avenue.