Steuben County Soldiers Monument

The Steuben County Soldiers Monument honors the 240 local men who never returned from fighting in the American Civil War. The monument was dedicated in 1917 and remains one of the central features of Angola. The monument has a 17-foot bronze figure of Columbia, who symbolizes peace, atop a 50-foot granite base, with four bronze soldiers representing the navy, artillery, infantry, and cavalry, at the base of the monument.

There were several public discussions about dedicating a monument to honor those who died in the wake of the Civil War. In place of a formal monument, the green space where the current monument stands was dedicated to honor all of the soldiers who did not survive the war and was adorned with crosses decorated with flowers. In 1916, a new monument costing $16,000 was approved. The monument fell into disrepair by the 1980s, but in 1992, the statue was repaired and subsequently rededicated in 1993.

Community Information, City of Angola Indiana. https://www.angolain.org/category/?categoryid=9#:~:text=The%20most%20popular%20landmark%20in,four%20branches%20of%20the%20military

Steuben County History, Steuben County Tourism Bureau. https://visitsteubencounty.com/steuben-county-history/