The Soldiers and Sailors Monument consists of two spectacular bronze sculptures that stand on the…read morefront steps at the entrance of Memorial Hall. As you stand in front of the building and face the front door, a sculpture of a sailor stands to the right of the door and a sculpture of a soldier stands to the left. Memorial Hall was built in 1872 to honor the memory of the 90 Northampton residents who perished during the Civil War. The building has served as a library and museum over the years. The soldier and sailor are dressed in period uniform. The soldier holds his rifle vertically and the sailor holds a telescope in his right hand. It's a very cool monument -you get the feeling that the soldier and sailor are standing guard outside of the building -ever vigilant and ever dutiful.

The monument has been cleaned up quite a lot in the decade since Dan R. was here and it looks…read morepretty spectacular. The soldier stands ready, holding his rifle nearly horizontally with bayonet attached. He is wearing the usual Union cap and cloak, sporting a pretty spectacular moustache. The main plaque also looks recent, reading "Westfield honors the memory of her sons who have fallen in defence of library, union and indepences. 1861 to 1865. Erected 1871." Another plaque has a relief of a Native American and I have no idea what that's all about. [Review 18415 overall - 1135 in Massachusetts - 1937 of 2022.]

This awesome monument honors the sons of Westfield that were killed during the Civil War. It…read moreincludes a beautifully detailed sculpture of a Yankee soldier. He has a mustache and wears a long coat, a cape, and a cap. He is holding his rifle across his body, instead of vertically, like so many other monuments I've seen. Check out that nasty looking bayonet ! There are four plaques or relief sculptures on the sides of the monument. The three smaller plaques have the names of Westfield soldiers killed during the Civil War, one has the U.S. shield with an American eagle and four flags, and one has a very cool crest with an Indian brave and a curious disembodied arm brandishing a saber. The main plaque is engraved with: Westfield honors the memory of her sons who have fallen in defence of Liberty Union and Independence 1861 to 1865. --------------- Erected 1871 The two engraved plaques are tarnished and streaked, making them difficult to read. The marker is at the intersection of Court Street (U.S. 20) and Elm Street (U.S. 202).

In 2011, the Town of Southampton erected two beautiful monuments to honor its veterans of America's…read more18th and 19th century wars. Some of those vets died 250 years ago, some before the United States was even created. How awesome is it that these long forgotten names have been immortalized? The left plaque honors those who were killed between 1744 and 1748 in King George's War, between 1754 and 1783 in the French and Indian War, and between 1775 and 1783 in the Revolutionary War. The right plaque honors those who were killed in the War of 1812, between 1861 and 1865 in the Civil War, and in 1898 in the Spanish American War. Both plaques are installed to granite slabs and sit in a pretty little park with a stone bench, flowers and landscaping.

This simple powerful monument is located to the left of the main door to the fire station…read more The two piece base is inscribed with the date of the monument - 1998. The monument is a single granite slab with an engraved drawing on top and a bronze plaque below. The engraved drawing shows a uniformed firefighter carrying a barefoot small child in both of his arms. The inscribed plaque reads: IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SERVED AS OUR FIREFIGHTERS WITH LOYALTY AND DEVOTION SOUTHAMPTON FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION 1998

I grew up in the Bronx on a street named Gates Place. The next street over from Gates was Knox…read morePlace. Both streets were named after Revolutionary War Generals - Horatio Gates and Henry Knox. Henry Knox was a real hero of the Revolutionary War and his exploits have been memorialized in a series of 56 bronze plaques throughout Massachusetts and New York. Knox led an expedition that attacked and defeated the British at Fort Ticonderoga in New York. The real prize of that victory was 59 cannons that Knox commandeered and transported by ox-driven wagons all the way to Boston to drive out the Brits. Many historians consider this chain of events, led by Knox, to be the turning point of the Revolutionary War. The Henry Knox Cannon Trail traces the path that Knox travelled to transport those cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston in the winter of 1775-1776. The Westfield marker is located at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 20) and U.S. 202, in front of the Tavern Restaurant It's inscription reads: Through this Place Passed General Henry Knox In the Winter of 1775 - 1776 To Deliver To General George Washington At Cambridge The Train of Artillery From Fort Ticonderoga Used To Force the British Army To Evacuate Boston Erected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1927

Springfield's South End has long been a home for Italian Americans, and the streets still have…read moreItalian groceries and specialty shops. In front of the Mom and Rico market is a private monument to one of the greatest Italian American athletes of all time, Heavyweight Champion Rocky Marciano who bludgeoned his way through 49 fights without a single loss between 1952 and 1956. He defended his championship six times. He retired undefeated! Sadly, he died in a plane crash at the age of 46. The monument is a simple gray granite slab with a drawing of Marciano in the ring throwing a left. The inscription reads: In Memory Of Rocky Marciano Undefeated Heavyweight Champion 1952-1956 49-0 43-KO's Sept. 1, 1923 -- August 31, 1969 Dedicated Aug. 31, 1989

"Talk about the life in Massachusetts Speak about the people…read moreI have seen And the lights all went out in Massachusetts And Massachusetts is one place I have seen" (The Bee Gees) Quiz time! Q: Who was Vice President and 30th President of the United States? A: Calvin Coolidge Bonus Question Q: Before he was Vice President, what state was he a governor of? A: Massachusetts Coolidge settled in Northampton, MA after he graduated from Amherst College, and launched a legal career that led to a lifetime of public service and eventually the White House. The monument has a stone bust of the man known as "Silent Cal" sitting atop a base that lists the milestones of Coolidge's life: 1872   Born Plymouth, Vt. 1895   Graduate, Amherst College 1897   Admitted Mass. Bar Assoc. 1898   City Councilor, Northhampton 1901   City Solicitor, Northamptonton 1906, 1907   State Rep, Mass. 1909, 1910   Mayor, City Of Northampton 1911--1914   State Senator, Mass. 1913, 1914   President, Mass, Senate 1915--1917   Lt Governor, Mass. 1918 , 919   Governor, Mass. 1921--1923   Vice President, U.S.A. 1923--1929   30th President, U.S.A. 1933   Died Northampton, Mass.

On December 22, 1999, Holyoke Police Officer John A. DiNapoli was shot to death in his vehicle when…read morean assailant fired ten bullets at him. This memorial honors him and two other Holyoke Officers, John P. Driscoll (1922) and James E. Headquarters.Gatzounas (1977), who died in the line of duty. The memorial is located in the Holyoke Heritage State Park just across the street from the Holyoke Police Department Headquarters. It's a beautiful monument portraying DiNapoli sitting on a bench between a young girl on his right and a young boy on his left. He is talking to the girl and has his hand on her back. The young boy is looking up at the officer and has a pile of school books on the bench. The front of the monument displays a Holyoke police badge. The back of the monument has the city shield and two engraved panels.

Very nice tribute to a fallen officer. I was a teenager when he was killed and remember that day…read morewell. I had met him on a couple of occasions and he was always a really nice guy. Sad that his life ended in this way. The monument is aptly placed facing the police station, in front of a parking lot where many cops park their vehicles. So you get the view they see each day they come to work.