Worcester World War Memorial, Worcester, MA

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)

Charlton Civil War Monument, Charlton, MA

The Charlton Civil War Monument (Located in Front of the Charlton Public Library on Main Street) Was Erected in 1903, and Features a Union Soldier (With an Eagle Perched Above His Head) Carved in High Relief on a 15 Foot Tall Granite Obelisk (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on February 1, 2015)

Greendale War Memorial, Worcester, MA

The Black Granite Greendale War Memorial Eagle Keeps a Vigilant Eye on the Neighborhood From His Perch Just Off West Boylston Street in Worcester, Massachusetts (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on September 14, 2014)

Old Douglas Common, Douglas, MA

The Zinc Sculpture of a Union Soldier Stands Atop the Soldiers’ Memorial to Those Lost in the Revolutionary, Civil, and Spanish-American Wars Erected in 1908 on the Old Douglas Common in Douglas, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on January 4, 2020)

New Hampshire Marine Memorial, Hampton Beach, NH

The New Hampshire Marine Memorial (Also Known as “The Lady of the Sea”) Dedicated in 1957 to All New Hampshire Servicemen Lost or Buried at Sea During World War Two, Depicts a Woman Kneeling and Clutching a Laurel Wreath as She Stares Mournfully Out Toward the Ocean (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on September 12, 2015)

Auburn Town Offices, Auburn, MA

This Granite Monument Embedded With a High Relief Bronze Sculpture of an American Infantry and Dedicated to the Soldiers Who Served in World War I Can Be Found in Front of the Auburn Town Offices on Central Street in Auburn, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on September 9, 2019)

Southbridge Civil War Memorial, Southbridge, MA

A Young Union Soldier, With His Rifle Slung Over His Shoulder, Stands on Top of the Southbridge Civil War Memorial Erected in 1914 on Elm Street in Front of the Southbridge Town Hall (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on November 13, 2015)

Worcester World War Memorial, Worcester, MA

An Ancient Warrior Flying Into Battle With Sword and Shield (Perhaps a Depiction of Ares the Greek God of War) Sculpted in Bas-Relief on the Left Side of the Worcester World War Memorial at Lincoln Square in Worcester, Massachusetts (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on April 29, 2016)

Spanish American War Memorial, Southbridge, MA

A Soldier Stands in Silhouette at Dawn on Top of the Spanish American War Memorial at the Corner of Hook and Hamilton Streets in Southbridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on October 12, 2014)

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, MA

This Tremendous Stone Sphinx (a Mythological Creature With the Body of a Lion and the Head of a Human) Which Serves as a Memorial to Those Who Died in the American Civil War Can Be Found at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on July 24, 2017)