Pittsfield in Berkshire County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Pittsfield Veterans Memorial

Photographed By Michael Herrick, July 2, 2015

1. Pittsfield Veterans Memorial

Inscription. 1917 1918
A Tribute To The Loyalty
And Sacrifices Of Her Sons
And Daughters Who Gloriously
Defended The Liberties Won
By Their Fathers
Erected By The
City Of Pittsfield
1926 (round plaque) Pittsfield Veterans
Memorial
Fidelis Ad Mortem Supra
“Faithful Unto Death and Beyond”
The Sculptor Henry Augustus Lukeman (1871-1935) was an American sculptor, specializing in historical monuments. He was born in Richmond, VA, and studied under Daniel Chester French in New York, and at the Beaux-Arts in Paris. His works include Stone Mountain in Georgia, and locally, the McKinley statue in Adams, Martin.
The Park and Monument In 1923, the City of Pittsfield established this site as Memorial Park and commissioned the construction of a war memorial. On July 8, 1926 this Soldiers’ ans Sailors’ Memorial was dedicated as the Peace Memorial in tribute to Pittsfield’s sons and daughters who served in World War I. On May 31, 2010 this memorial was rededicated following extensive restoration. It continues to stand as a symbolic shrine for all Veterans who have served so gallantly defending their country in the past, present and future.

(beneath the round plaque) Fidelis Ad Mortem Supra
(left

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plaques) World War I
Thousand Years
Of Peace
World War II
Carried The Banner Of
Our Country Across
Oceans And Beaches (right plaques) Korea
Preserve The Peace That
We All Shoud Enjoy
Viet Nam
Veterans Were History’s
Gift To A Grateful Nation

Erected 1926 by City of Pittsfield.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 42° 26.417′ N, 73° 15.367′ W. Marker is in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County. Memorial is at the intersection of Veterans Way and Colt Road, on the left when traveling south on Veterans Way. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsfield MA 01201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Roman Walter Sadlowski (a few steps from this marker); Veteran of the Year (a few steps from this marker); Sergeant Edward J. Burns (within shouting distance of this marker); Sgt. Glenn R. Allison (within shouting distance of this marker); Splitter (approx. half a mile away); Henry Shaw Briggs (approx. 0.6 miles

Photographed By Michael Herrick, July 2, 2015

2. Pittsfield Veterans Memorial

away); Peace Party House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Pittsfield Elm Tree (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsfield.

Pittsfield Veterans Memorial - Architect of Record was George Bridges Howe image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Gregory

3. Pittsfield Veterans Memorial - Architect of Record was George Bridges Howe

George Bridges Howe was an MIT trained Massachusetts architect and engineer and assisted in the design of the Pittsfield WW1 Memorial. He also coordinated with the sculptor on several of the artist's other memorial works. The photo is of an article from The North Adams Transcript, July 9, 1926, Page 5, a day after the memorial's dedication ceremony.

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4. Pittsfield Veterans Memorial

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5. Pittsfield Veterans Memorial

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6. Pittsfield Veterans Memorial

(left plaques)

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7. Pittsfield Veterans Memorial

(right plaques)

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8. Pittsfield Veterans Memorial

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9. Pittsfield Veterans Memorial

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10. Pittsfield Veterans Memorial

Sculptor’s Mark
Augustus Lukeman 1925

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11. Pittsfield Veterans Memorial

Foundry Mark
Cast By. Roman Bronze Works N.Y.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2015, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 655 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 15, 2015, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. 3. submitted on December 24, 2023, by Bill Gregory of Thousand Oaks, California. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. submitted on July 15, 2015, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.