http://warmemorialhq.org/om/items/browse?tags=Riverside+Park&output=atom2024-03-28T21:11:57-05:00Omekahttp://warmemorialhq.org/om/items/show/644
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var str = 'The most striking and largest monument in Riverside Park on the upper West Side of Manhattan is the tomb of President Ulysses S. Grant and his wife Julia. The monumental tomb, one of only 2 mausoleum memorials in the city and the largest mausoleum in the nation, was designed by John Duncan and completed in 1892 and is composed of marble and granite. The site is administered by the National Park Service. General U.S. Grant graduated from West Point and served in the U.S. Army beginning in the Mexican War and rose to command Union forces by during the Civil War. After serving two term as President, he retired to New York and died in 1885. People from all over the world contributed to the public fundraiser and more than 1 million people attended the dedication on April 2, 1897. Above the entrance to the mausoleum is a granite inscription “Let Us Have Peace”. The National Memorial stands at 150 feet high at the top of the domed ceiling. Inside are painted murals of scenes from Grant’s career and the granite sarcophagi of Grant and his wife lie directly below the rotunda.';
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var str = 'In Riverside Park on the Upper West Side of Manhattan stands the regal Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument which was built by the City of New York to honor those who fought for the Union in the war. The large 100-foot-tall circular Greek-style temple with 12 columns at the center sits on a raised platform and large plinths at the top of the south stairs list the New York Volunteer Units that served in the war as well as Union generals and the battles in which they fought. The top of the structure is surrounded by carved eagles. The monument was designed by Charles and Arthur Stoughton who won a competition in 1897; Paul Duboy served as the sculptor. The monument was dedicated on Memorial Day in 1902 at the culmination of parade of veterans.';
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