Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a 43-foot (13 m) tall Gothic Revival memorial which stands in Penn Square in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It was dedicated on July 4, 1874, at its present site on the Northeast intersection of King and Queen Streets. The monument's original intention was to pay tribute to Lancastrian Union soldiers killed during the American Civil War. However, today the Soldiers and Sailors Monument also represents those who have served in subsequent American military conflicts.
The Soldiers and Sailors Monument, looking north up Queen St.
A photo of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Penn Square taken on the day of its dedication on July 4, 1874.
1906 postcard looking northwest
The Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Penn Square in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Lancaster is a city in and the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and one of the oldest inland cities in the United States. With a population of 58,039 at the 2020 census, it is the tenth-most-populous city in the state. The Lancaster metropolitan area population is 552,984, making it the second largest in the South Central Pennsylvania area.
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