Soldiers & Sailors Monument

If you have attended any of the Princeton Community Band concerts you have sat in the park next to the Soldiers & Sailors monument. While listening to the patriotic music have you ever looked up at the Civil War soldiers and winged victory on the monument and wondered about the history of the structure? Well we have.

The Soldiers & Sailors Monument signifying that the battle is over is located on S. Main Street, across and victory is won. from the Bureau County courthouse Upon the ledge at each in Princeton. The monument is side of the monument is a constructed of marble, granite bronze statue, representing and bronze. It is 50 feet tall. The the branches of the service. architect was Frederick C Hubbard, The Infantry on the west side, a Chicago sculptor. On June 12, Cavalry on the north, the 1913 it was dedicated to the Artillery on the south and Bureau County veterans that the Navy on the east side. enlisted in the Civil War. It Eight bronze tablets, two on is one of the largest winged each side of the monument, monuments in the country. contain the names of all of

An article from the June the volunteers who enlisted 17, 1913 Bureau County from Bureau County, resided Republican gives the following in the county since the Civil details. The grey granite War and were living here was quarried in Hardwick, in 1910. The bronze figure Vermont and the marble of “Victory” is fifteen which lines the interior feet high and weighs is from the quarries in approximately 3000 Rotland, Vermont. The lbs. The other statues Bronze work is from weigh about 900 lbs the American Bronze each. There are two foundry in Chicago. The tons of marble in the foundation under the monument, and the monument proper is granite is estimated to solid concrete 8 feet weigh 180 tons. deep. The base is 25 The cost to feet square. construct the

At the top is monument was the heroic bronze $25,000. The figure of “Victory”, dedication ceremony represented by a was held on June winged goddess 12, 1913 and standing upon a about 3500 people globe and bearing attended. One in one hand a hundred Civil sword with its War veterans point to earth were seated on and in the the speakers other hand an platform. upraised torch,