Archive for the ‘Monuments’ Category

World war memorial angel
A Granite Angel Carved in Bas-Relief on the Right Side of the Worcester World War Memorial Also Known to Locals as “The Whispering Wall” Because of Its Reportedly Unusual Acoustical Properties (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on May 9, 2016)

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A Granite Statue of a Woman, Dressed in Robes and Holding a Trumpet, Erected on Top of a Monument Found at St. Mary Cemetery in Norwich, CT (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on January 31, 2019)


Stonecutters Monument,  a 23-Foot Tall Granite Statue of an Italian-American Stonecutter Honoring All the Italian Immigrant Artisans Who Lived in the Area and Worked in the Local Granite Industry, Can Be Found at Dente Park at 9 Maple Street in Downtown Barre, Vermont

New England Settlers Monuments Rowboat
One of Sixteen Panels on the Stone Base of the New England Settlers Monument (Currently Located at the Corner of Park Avenue and Highland Street in Worcester), Depicting the Daily Life of the Early Settlers of Massachusetts, Sculpted by Maurice Sterne and Dedicated in December of 1929 (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on March 27, 2016)


Two Young Newcomers to This Nation Depicted on the Stainless Steel Immigrant Monument Found at Brewster Gardens in Plymouth, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on August 23, 2017)

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A Bronze Sculpture by Robert Shure, Located at Washington and School Streets, Depicting a Family of Poor Farmers Affected by the Great Irish Potato Famine of 1845 (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on June 6, 2015)


The Infamous Supposedly Cursed Copper Statue of “Black Agnes” Found at Green Mount Cemetery in Montpelier, Vermont Which Local Legends Claim That If a Visitor Should Sit in Its Lap, They Will Die Within Seven Days…

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A Woman Holds a Single Rose in Her Outstretched Left Hand as She Stands Before a Cross at Forest Hills Cemetery in Jamaica Plain, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on November 16, 2015)


A Statue of a Weeping Woman Clinging to a Large Cross Found High on Top of the Hall Family Monument at New Plainfield Cemetery in Plainfield, CT (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on January 2, 2019)

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I Want to Thank My Cousin Dwayne Szlosek For Allowing Me to Post His Photo of A Dove With Its Wings Spread Wide Carved in Stone Found in the Center of an Elaborate Headstone at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Uxbridge MA  (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on October30, 2019)