Valley Forge, a chronicle of American heroism . 91 flRonumental Hrt in Hmerica TT^OR the preservation of historical facts and the glory of great menand deeds, the world is indebted chiefly to the builder of printed page, the written manuscript will fade from sight, but stoneand bronze are enduring. That the encouragement of Monumental Art in America has devel-oped greatly within recent years is an evidence of the higher plane of ourcivilization not less than the larger wealth of the The beauty and interest of the cities of Europe are due in a greatdegree to the splendor
Valley Forge, a chronicle of American heroism . 91 flRonumental Hrt in Hmerica TT^OR the preservation of historical facts and the glory of great menand deeds, the world is indebted chiefly to the builder of printed page, the written manuscript will fade from sight, but stoneand bronze are enduring. That the encouragement of Monumental Art in America has devel-oped greatly within recent years is an evidence of the higher plane of ourcivilization not less than the larger wealth of the The beauty and interest of the cities of Europe are due in a greatdegree to the splendor and abundance of their Monuments and Statues. No other epoch in this country has led in directing public attentionto this field of art to the same extent as the Civil War. In the course oftheir business as specialists in Military Monuments, The Van AmringeGranite Company, of Boston, has led all competitors, both in point ofexcellence in design and execution, and the number of monuments theyhave erected. 92 This company has furnished 97 Regimental Memorials, and threePedestals for Equestrian Statues at Gettysburg; 20 Regimental Memorialsat Antietam; 37 Regimental Memorials and State Memorials for Mary-land, Ohio and Iowa, at Chicamauga, Ga. In the same line of work The Van Amringe Granite Companyhas erected G. A. R. Monuments at the following places : Bellefonte, Pa. Meadville, Pa. Cambridge, Ohio. Ypsilanti, Ohio. Big Rapids, Mich. Walcefield, Mass. Garden, Mass. Upton, , Mass. New Lo
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