Cass County Soldiers and Sailors Monument

Introduction

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The statue was built in 1901 and was erected to commemorate the fallen solders of the union in the civil war. The main focal point on the monument is a soldier in uniform holding the barrel of his rifle in one hand and a saber in the other. In 2018 it was covered with years of soot from the factories nearby. It had a restoration team restore it to the bright white limestone.

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Backstory and Context

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The monument is erected at a cemetery called Mount Hope Cemetery. It was created to remember the men that fought and died in the Civil War. This was to commemorate the people that fought for the union. It has a main pillar with a soldier in uniform holing the barrel of his rifle with a saber on his side. The monument is now 119 years old and was built in 1901. Recently in 2018 a company from Indianapolis was contracted to restore the monument. It had a thick Black coat of soot on it, this was due to the coal burning plants, factories and trains. The monument now looks almost brand new with its bright limestone.

Sources

LillyPharos-Tribune, K. (2011, May 24). Indianapolis firm restores Logansport's 117-year-old Civil War monument. Retrieved September 20, 2020, from https://www.pharostribune.com/news/local_news/article_802803b8-1c34-57c7-add8-d7b77910b17a.html

Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Logansport, Indiana. (n.d.). Retrieved September 20, 2020, from https://images.indianahistory.org/digital/collection/dc008/id/212

Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Logansport, Indiana. (n.d.). Retrieved September 20, 2020, from https://digital.library.in.gov/Record/IHS_dc008-212

Mount Hope Cemetery Database Logansport, Cass County, IN. (n.d.). Retrieved September 20, 2020, from http://incass-inmiami.org/cass/cemeteries/mthope/

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https://www.pharostribune.com/news/local_news/article_802803b8-1c34-57c7-add8-d7b77910b17a.html

https://images.indianahistory.org/digital/collection/dc008/id/212

http://incass-inmiami.org/cass/cemeteries/mthope/