The monument with the least known about it, this memorial to the soldiers of the American Revolution is a non-working fountain. Located on the opposite side of the Probate Court as the Spanish American War Memorial in Center Park, this is not its original location. It was moved around Center Street before reaching it's present spot. The inscription on the neck of the fountain reads: In Memory of the Revolutionary Soldiers of Orford Parish In amongst the words is the symbol of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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Colonel Albert Drake started the campaign to erect this monument in 1862, although the money did not start being raised until after his death in 1867. Several hundred dollars was raised, with the town appropriating another $3,000. The monument was designed and sculpted after the monument raised on the battlefield of Antietam by the same sculptor, Charles Conrads. It was dedicated on the anniversary of the Battle of Antietam, year 1877. The inscription reads: In Memory of the Soldiers of Manchester Who Died in the War of the Rebellion 1861-1865 Dedicated September 17, 1877. It is located at the top of Main Street, at it's intersection of Center Street in Center Park.
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Dedicated April 18, 1934, this memorial is not only dedicated to the veterans, but also to Ward Cheney, a Manchester resident who died in the war. The veterans of the war got together to dedicate this memorial, which is located outside Manchester's Probate Court on Center Street in Center Park. Inscribed is a block letter cross with the countries Puerto Rico, USA, Cuba, and Phillipine Islands on the outside, and in the middle it reads Spanish War Veterans 1898-1902. Below the cross is written:
Ward Cheney Camp No. 13 USWV
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Proposed by Elmore Watkins after the flu epidemic of 1918, the town worked with the Cheney family and raised $195,000 to build the hospital. The foundation was laid in 1919 and the building was dedicated Armistice Day, 1920. It is located on Haynes Street. In 1970, the building was rededicated in memory of the veterans of all American wars.
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Dedicated November 11, 1948, it is dedicated in tribute to the men who died in World War II. The dedication ceremony for this monument was very large, involving many guest speakers. On the back is a list of all of the men who lost their lives in the war. The memorial stands in Monroe Park on Center Street, facing the Korean Memorial and adjacent to the Persian Gulf Memorial. Inscribed is: In Tribute to the Men of Manchester Who Gave Their Lives In World War II
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The school itself is not a memorial, but it houses one. On March 18th, 1966, Manchester's then Public Works Director Walter Fuss purchased seven brass pieces with the names of every Manchester resident who served in World War II on them. Although it is not certain, the pieces are believed to have been made and designed by the U.S. Bronze Sign Co. The cost of all seven pieces was $12,390. They were and are still displayed in the front entrance of Manchester High School, in the hallway of Bailey Auditorium. It was rededicated in 1995.
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Erected by the Manchester Memorial Committee Veterans Council and dedicated November 11, 1986, Manchester's Korean War Memorial stands in Monroe Park, across from the World War II Memorial, adjacent to the Desert Storm Memorial. On the front, it says: KOREAN CONFLICT 1950-1953 Never Forgotten On the back is a sword with the dedication year.
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Located in Veterans Memorial Park, this monument was designed by Ed Roy and erected in 1985. Structured after the National Vietnam War Memorial in Washington DC, it is shaped in a triangle, and shows the names of the fourteen men from Manchester who died, and their branch of service. To the left of the name, it reads 1964 VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL, and to the right of the names it reads We have served We have died Remember us 1975.
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Dedicated November 11, 1992, the monument commemorates those who served in Operation Desert Storm. Located in Monroe Park, it stands adjacent to both the Korean monument on the right and World War II on the left. Inscribed is: Lebanon Grenada Panama Desert Storm Iraq To Those Who Served Bosnia Somalia Manchester Historical Society Page Created by Ron Plecity, 2003 |
