Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
Dublin Core
Title
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
Subject (Topic)
Subject (Topic)
Kennedy Plaza--Rhode Island--Providence
Monuments--Rhode Island--Providence
Downtown--Neighborhoods--Rhode Island--Providence
Kennedy Plaza--Rhode Island--Providence
Monuments--Rhode Island--Providence
Downtown--Neighborhoods--Rhode Island--Providence
Subject (Object)
Subject (Object)
Commemorative sculpture
Commemorative sculpture
Description
The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a forty-two-foot-tall monument made of blue Westerly granite and bronze. This memorial was the result of efforts by a committee of nine men from Rhode Island who wanted to honor the state’s 1,727 fallen veterans during the Civil War. After reviewing a series of proposed monuments, sculptor Randolph Rogers received the commission.
The bottom of the monument features four cannons that bracket four sets of steps leading up to allegorical women representing War, Victory, Peace, and History (Emancipation). Arguably most notable about this monument is the fourth allegorical woman History, represented by a Black woman. Between these allegorical female figures are twelve panels of names of the fallen servicemen, including the 14th Rhode Island Regiment Heavy Artillery made up of men of color. This inclusion marked the monument as one of the firsts to honor Black military men by naming them in death and portraying a Black figure outside of a cemetery. Above these figures are four statues of soldiers, representing artillery, cavalry, infantry, and navy veterans respectively. Atop the monument is a bronze statue of an allegorical woman representing America (America militant).
On the eastern side of the monument on an upper panel reads the words "Erected by the people of Rhode Island to the memory of the brave men who died that their country might live." Also present on the monument are four cannons at its base, bronze stars, wreaths, an eagle, and the Rhode Island anchor on the upper granite paneling beneath the allegorical America figure.
The bottom of the monument features four cannons that bracket four sets of steps leading up to allegorical women representing War, Victory, Peace, and History (Emancipation). Arguably most notable about this monument is the fourth allegorical woman History, represented by a Black woman. Between these allegorical female figures are twelve panels of names of the fallen servicemen, including the 14th Rhode Island Regiment Heavy Artillery made up of men of color. This inclusion marked the monument as one of the firsts to honor Black military men by naming them in death and portraying a Black figure outside of a cemetery. Above these figures are four statues of soldiers, representing artillery, cavalry, infantry, and navy veterans respectively. Atop the monument is a bronze statue of an allegorical woman representing America (America militant).
On the eastern side of the monument on an upper panel reads the words "Erected by the people of Rhode Island to the memory of the brave men who died that their country might live." Also present on the monument are four cannons at its base, bronze stars, wreaths, an eagle, and the Rhode Island anchor on the upper granite paneling beneath the allegorical America figure.
Creator
Rogers, Randolph, 1825-1892
Source
Photographs by Eric Sung, Professor, Providence College
Date
September 16, 1871
Rights
City of Providence, 25 Dorrance Street, Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
99 Kennedy Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
Has Part
Inscription on front top panel of memorial:
Erected by the people of Rhode Island to the memory of the brave men who died that their country might live.
Inscription on Western bronze plaque of memorial:
This monument commemorates the members of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment and the 14th Rhode Island Regiment Heavy Artillery (Colored) who fought and died in war of the rebellion.
Erected by the people of Rhode Island to the memory of the brave men who died that their country might live.
Inscription on Western bronze plaque of memorial:
This monument commemorates the members of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment and the 14th Rhode Island Regiment Heavy Artillery (Colored) who fought and died in war of the rebellion.
Extent
504 in. (1280.16 cm)
Medium
Blue westerly granite; Bronze
Bibliographic Citation
"Piling for the Soldiers Monument." Providence Journal, December 23, 1869.
"The Monument." Providence Journal, January 17, 1870.
"House of Representatives." Providence Journal, February 17, 1870.
"General Assembly." Providence Journal, February 19, 1870.
"General Assembly." Providence Journal, March 4, 1870.
"The Soldiers and Sailors Monument." Providence Journal, March 8, 1870.
"The Soldiers and Sailors Monument." Providence Journal, March 9, 1870.
"General Assembly." Providence Journal, March 17, 1870.
"The Joint Resolution Inviting the A. F. and A. M. to Lay the Corner Stone of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument was Taken from the Table." Providence Journal, March 30, 1870.
"A Resolution Appointing the 17th day of September Next for the Dedication of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Providence." Providence Journal, April 4, 1870.
"The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial: Representation of the Monument, of which the Cornerstone is to be Laid To-day." Providence Journal, June 24, 1870.
"The Soldiers and Sailors Monument." Providence Journal, August 5, 1871.
"Dedication of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument." Providence Journal, September 15, 1871.
"The Rhode Island Country Journal, Issued This Morning, Contains Our Complete Report of the Dedication of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, with the Names of Rhode Island’s Fallen Soldiers, and an Illustration of the Testimonial Erected to Their Memory." Providence Journal, September 22, 1871.
"General Assembly." Providence Journal, January 17, 1872.
"Soldiers and Sailors Monument." Providence Journal, June 24, 1886.
"For Care of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Providence Fifty Dollars." Providence Journal, May 31, 1889.
"Grand Army." Providence Journal, March 30, 1890.
"A Slight Temporary Fence Has Been Placed about the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument to Keep the School Children from Running Over the Loose Stones." Providence Journal, June 8, 1890.
"Exercises at Exchange Place." Providence Journal, May 31, 1894.
"For Care of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Providence Fifty Dollars." Providence Journal, August 14, 1895.
"For Care of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Providence Fifty Dollars." Providence Journal, July 3, 1897.
"For Care of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Providence Fifty Dollars." Providence Journal, August 12, 1898.
"Exchange Place: Plan for Its Improvement in Accordance with Artistic Lines." Providence Journal, February 19, 1899.
"For Care of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Providence Fifty Dollars." Providence Journal, August 7, 1899.
"Exchange Place Again." Providence Journal, January 7, 1900.
"The Brown Fountain: Commission Met Yesterday to Consider Plans for the Basin." Providence Journal, January 16, 1900.
"Bajnotti Fountain Site." Providence Journal, April 7, 1900.
"Soldiers’ Monument." Providence Journal, June 4, 1900.
"Soldiers’ Monument." Providence Journal, June 13, 1900.
"Just Before Dawn." Providence Journal, March 24, 1901.
"The Day’s Observance." Providence Journal, May 31, 1901.
"For Care of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Providence Fifty Dollars." Providence Journal, June 29, 1901.
"Exercises at the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument." Providence Journal, May 31, 1902.
"For Care of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Providence Fifty Dollars." Providence Journal, June 25, 1902.
"The New Post Office." Providence Journal, October 7, 1902.
"Chapter 1077: An Act Authorizing the Relocation of Monuments in the City of Providence." Providence Journal, February 16, 1903.
"Deed of Post Office Site." Providence Journal, February 26, 1903.
"Object to Removal: Some Think that Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument Should Stay Where It Is." Providence Journal, May 13, 1903.
"Shall We Have a Mall on Exchange Place?" Providence Journal, May 17, 1903.
"Memorial Day: Interesting Exercises at Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument." Providence Journal, May 31, 1903.
"For Care of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Providence Fifty Dollars." Providence Journal, July 7, 1903.
"Exchange Place Monuments." Providence Journal, September 27, 1903.
"Recorded As Dead: But Martin Harvey of Cranston Is Very Much Alive." Providence Journal, December 7, 1903.
"The Encampment Is in Favor of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument Being Moved to the Centre of Exchange Place." Providence Journal, February 12, 1904.
"For Care of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Providence Fifty Dollars." Providence Journal, July 6, 1904.
"Passed Measure to Add One Member to the Monument Commission." Providence Journal, April 22, 1905.
"Monuments to Be Relocated." Providence Journal, May 11, 1905.
"Protest Entered by Minority of Commission." Providence Journal, May 16, 1905.
"Exercises at Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument." Providence Journal, May 31, 1905.
"The Long-Winded Monument Fight." Providence Journal, February 11, 1906.
"For Care of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Providence Fifty Dollars." Providence Journal, July 18, 1906.
"Change of Monument Site Recalls Raid: Removal of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Begins." Providence Journal, August 14, 1906.
"Soldiers’ Memorial Has Accident." Providence Journal, August 24, 1906.
"Story of a Long Esthetic Fight." Providence Journal, September 2, 1906.
"For Care of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Providence Fifty Dollars." Providence Journal, July 15, 1907.
"Military Spectacle Thrills Vast Crowd." Providence Journal, August 3, 1907.
"Monument Report Is Filed: Official Statement Is Presented Concerning Change of Site." Providence Journal, January 31, 1908.
"Old, Familiar Faces; War Veterans at the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument on Exchange Place." Providence Journal, May 31, 1911.
"Exercises at Monument." Providence Journal, May 30, 1913.
"Veterans Of Third Rhode Island Heavy Artillery Ready for Outing." Providence Journal, August 15, 1913.
"Veterans Appear in Annual Parade." Providence Journal, June 1, 1915.
"Grand Army Men, Assembled in Exchange Place, Honor the Memory of Their Dead Comrades." Providence Journal, May 31, 1917.
"Is Providence Becoming a Thieves’ Paradise?" Providence Journal, October 14, 1917.
"Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument." Providence Journal, December 9, 1917.
"Thousands Watch Army Aviators in Daring Stunts Over Providence." Providence Journal, May 10, 1919.
"Exercises at Monument." Providence Journal, May 31, 1920.
"Boys Damage Monument." Providence Journal, February 9, 1921.
"State’s Memorial Is Fifty Years." Providence Journal, September 17, 1921.
"War Memorial Delays." Providence Journal, August 26, 1923.
"Celebrated Speakers in Old Railroad Hall." Providence Journal, May 10, 1925.
"Memorial Day Services at Soldiers and Sailors Monument." Providence Journal, June 14, 1925.
"Stolen Shot Will be Replaced on Monument." Providence Journal, August 9, 1925.
"Army Provides Shot for Soldiers’ Monument." Providence Journal, September 22, 1925.
"Care of Monument Would Go to City." Providence Journal, January 15, 1926.
"It appropriates $100 and changes the custody of the Soldier’s and Sailors’ monument to city of Providence." Providence Journal, February 4, 1926.
"Memorial Base Bids to Come in Monday." Providence Journal, November 18, 1927.
"News of Twenty-Five Years Ago." Providence Journal, May 13, 1928.
"Depleted Ranks of the City’s Grand Army Veterans ‘Carry On’ in Memory of Departed Comrades." Providence Journal, May 31, 1929.
"Twenty-Five Years Ago in R.I." Providence Journal, August 23, 1931.
"Scenes Here During Annual Memorial Day Exercises, Patriotic Organizations Aiding G.A.R. in Observance." Providence Journal, May 31, 1932.
"Mystery of the Mall is Who Stole the Cannon Balls? Seems Nothing’s Safe These Days. Thief Lugs Off City Cannon Balls." Providence Journal, October 1, 1933.
"Memorial Day Events Listed for Today and Tomorrow. PROVIDENCE 8:35 a.m. Massing of the colors, Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument. Exchange Place." Providence Journal, May 29, 1933.
"Thousands Pay Veterans Honor in Rhode Island." Providence Journal, May 31, 1935.
"As The Heroes of Yester-Year Were Remembered on Memorial Day." Providence Journal, June 1, 1937.
"Providence Pays Homage to Men Who Fought and Died to Defend Their Nation." Providence Journal, May 31, 1941.
"Grim Air Marks Memorial Parade." Providence Journal, May 31, 1941.
"Providence Pays Solemn Tribute to Soldier Dead." Providence Journal, May 31, 1943.
"Vandals Damage Mall Monument: Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument Suffers Loss of 13 Cannon Balls." Providence Journal, January 31, 1947.
"Civil War Mortar Stolen." Providence Journal, March 21, 1947.
"Now and Then in Rhode Island: Exchange Place." Providence Journal, September 14, 1947.
"Recognize Them? In the Public." Providence Journal, December 4, 1960.
"Cannonballs Recovered After Theft." Providence Journal, September 2, 1972.
Gale, William K. "A Walking Tour through Downtown Providence." Providence Journal, May 17, 1975.
Rowley, Gordon E. "Look Ma, a Green Bear!" Providence Journal, October 17, 1986.
"Spruced Up." Providence Journal, February 11, 1990.
"Providence Calls on Donors to Help Restore Monument." Providence Journal, February 7, 1990.
Castelucci, John. "Projects Awarded Repair Money." Providence Journal, April 23, 1990.
Castelucci, John. "City Hall, Statue, Church Granted Preservation Funds." Providence Journal, April 23, 1990.
"These Statues’ Wraps are Strictly for the Birds." Providence Journal, September 25, 1990.
Castelucci, John. "Words from Civil War Echo at Rededication," Providence Journal, October 4, 1990.
Parker, Paul Edward. "In R.I., As in History, Our Taste is Cast in Stone." Providence Journal, September 16, 1994.
"How to Fix Kennedy Plaza." Providence Journal, September 12, 1998.
"Crafting Kennedy Plaza." Providence Journal, January 2, 1999.
"Relieved of Duty." Providence Journal, February 21, 2001.
Dujardin, Richard C. "A Boxed Set of R.I. History." Providence Journal, April 17, 2001.
Morgan, Thomas J. "Civil War Detailed in City Hall Exhibit." Providence Journal, May 4, 2012.
Bodo, Sandor. "RearView Mirror." Providence Journal, November 10, 2013.
Downtown Parks Conservancy Providence. "Help Restore the Soldiers and Sailors Monument." Providence Journal, December 4, 2016.
Parker, Paul Edward. "Pillar Project." Providence Journal, December 8, 2016.
Hill, John. "What’s Next for Kennedy Plaza?" Providence Journal, February 16, 2017.
Williams, Frank J. "Restoring a Monument to Rhode Island Courage." Providence Journal, July 22, 2018.
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"The Monument." Providence Journal, January 17, 1870.
"House of Representatives." Providence Journal, February 17, 1870.
"General Assembly." Providence Journal, February 19, 1870.
"General Assembly." Providence Journal, March 4, 1870.
"The Soldiers and Sailors Monument." Providence Journal, March 8, 1870.
"The Soldiers and Sailors Monument." Providence Journal, March 9, 1870.
"General Assembly." Providence Journal, March 17, 1870.
"The Joint Resolution Inviting the A. F. and A. M. to Lay the Corner Stone of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument was Taken from the Table." Providence Journal, March 30, 1870.
"A Resolution Appointing the 17th day of September Next for the Dedication of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Providence." Providence Journal, April 4, 1870.
"The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial: Representation of the Monument, of which the Cornerstone is to be Laid To-day." Providence Journal, June 24, 1870.
"The Soldiers and Sailors Monument." Providence Journal, August 5, 1871.
"Dedication of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument." Providence Journal, September 15, 1871.
"The Rhode Island Country Journal, Issued This Morning, Contains Our Complete Report of the Dedication of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, with the Names of Rhode Island’s Fallen Soldiers, and an Illustration of the Testimonial Erected to Their Memory." Providence Journal, September 22, 1871.
"General Assembly." Providence Journal, January 17, 1872.
"Soldiers and Sailors Monument." Providence Journal, June 24, 1886.
"For Care of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Providence Fifty Dollars." Providence Journal, May 31, 1889.
"Grand Army." Providence Journal, March 30, 1890.
"A Slight Temporary Fence Has Been Placed about the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument to Keep the School Children from Running Over the Loose Stones." Providence Journal, June 8, 1890.
"Exercises at Exchange Place." Providence Journal, May 31, 1894.
"For Care of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Providence Fifty Dollars." Providence Journal, August 14, 1895.
"For Care of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Providence Fifty Dollars." Providence Journal, July 3, 1897.
"For Care of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Providence Fifty Dollars." Providence Journal, August 12, 1898.
"Exchange Place: Plan for Its Improvement in Accordance with Artistic Lines." Providence Journal, February 19, 1899.
"For Care of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Providence Fifty Dollars." Providence Journal, August 7, 1899.
"Exchange Place Again." Providence Journal, January 7, 1900.
"The Brown Fountain: Commission Met Yesterday to Consider Plans for the Basin." Providence Journal, January 16, 1900.
"Bajnotti Fountain Site." Providence Journal, April 7, 1900.
"Soldiers’ Monument." Providence Journal, June 4, 1900.
"Soldiers’ Monument." Providence Journal, June 13, 1900.
"Just Before Dawn." Providence Journal, March 24, 1901.
"The Day’s Observance." Providence Journal, May 31, 1901.
"For Care of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Providence Fifty Dollars." Providence Journal, June 29, 1901.
"Exercises at the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument." Providence Journal, May 31, 1902.
"For Care of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Providence Fifty Dollars." Providence Journal, June 25, 1902.
"The New Post Office." Providence Journal, October 7, 1902.
"Chapter 1077: An Act Authorizing the Relocation of Monuments in the City of Providence." Providence Journal, February 16, 1903.
"Deed of Post Office Site." Providence Journal, February 26, 1903.
"Object to Removal: Some Think that Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument Should Stay Where It Is." Providence Journal, May 13, 1903.
"Shall We Have a Mall on Exchange Place?" Providence Journal, May 17, 1903.
"Memorial Day: Interesting Exercises at Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument." Providence Journal, May 31, 1903.
"For Care of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Providence Fifty Dollars." Providence Journal, July 7, 1903.
"Exchange Place Monuments." Providence Journal, September 27, 1903.
"Recorded As Dead: But Martin Harvey of Cranston Is Very Much Alive." Providence Journal, December 7, 1903.
"The Encampment Is in Favor of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument Being Moved to the Centre of Exchange Place." Providence Journal, February 12, 1904.
"For Care of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Providence Fifty Dollars." Providence Journal, July 6, 1904.
"Passed Measure to Add One Member to the Monument Commission." Providence Journal, April 22, 1905.
"Monuments to Be Relocated." Providence Journal, May 11, 1905.
"Protest Entered by Minority of Commission." Providence Journal, May 16, 1905.
"Exercises at Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument." Providence Journal, May 31, 1905.
"The Long-Winded Monument Fight." Providence Journal, February 11, 1906.
"For Care of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Providence Fifty Dollars." Providence Journal, July 18, 1906.
"Change of Monument Site Recalls Raid: Removal of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Begins." Providence Journal, August 14, 1906.
"Soldiers’ Memorial Has Accident." Providence Journal, August 24, 1906.
"Story of a Long Esthetic Fight." Providence Journal, September 2, 1906.
"For Care of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Providence Fifty Dollars." Providence Journal, July 15, 1907.
"Military Spectacle Thrills Vast Crowd." Providence Journal, August 3, 1907.
"Monument Report Is Filed: Official Statement Is Presented Concerning Change of Site." Providence Journal, January 31, 1908.
"Old, Familiar Faces; War Veterans at the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument on Exchange Place." Providence Journal, May 31, 1911.
"Exercises at Monument." Providence Journal, May 30, 1913.
"Veterans Of Third Rhode Island Heavy Artillery Ready for Outing." Providence Journal, August 15, 1913.
"Veterans Appear in Annual Parade." Providence Journal, June 1, 1915.
"Grand Army Men, Assembled in Exchange Place, Honor the Memory of Their Dead Comrades." Providence Journal, May 31, 1917.
"Is Providence Becoming a Thieves’ Paradise?" Providence Journal, October 14, 1917.
"Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument." Providence Journal, December 9, 1917.
"Thousands Watch Army Aviators in Daring Stunts Over Providence." Providence Journal, May 10, 1919.
"Exercises at Monument." Providence Journal, May 31, 1920.
"Boys Damage Monument." Providence Journal, February 9, 1921.
"State’s Memorial Is Fifty Years." Providence Journal, September 17, 1921.
"War Memorial Delays." Providence Journal, August 26, 1923.
"Celebrated Speakers in Old Railroad Hall." Providence Journal, May 10, 1925.
"Memorial Day Services at Soldiers and Sailors Monument." Providence Journal, June 14, 1925.
"Stolen Shot Will be Replaced on Monument." Providence Journal, August 9, 1925.
"Army Provides Shot for Soldiers’ Monument." Providence Journal, September 22, 1925.
"Care of Monument Would Go to City." Providence Journal, January 15, 1926.
"It appropriates $100 and changes the custody of the Soldier’s and Sailors’ monument to city of Providence." Providence Journal, February 4, 1926.
"Memorial Base Bids to Come in Monday." Providence Journal, November 18, 1927.
"News of Twenty-Five Years Ago." Providence Journal, May 13, 1928.
"Depleted Ranks of the City’s Grand Army Veterans ‘Carry On’ in Memory of Departed Comrades." Providence Journal, May 31, 1929.
"Twenty-Five Years Ago in R.I." Providence Journal, August 23, 1931.
"Scenes Here During Annual Memorial Day Exercises, Patriotic Organizations Aiding G.A.R. in Observance." Providence Journal, May 31, 1932.
"Mystery of the Mall is Who Stole the Cannon Balls? Seems Nothing’s Safe These Days. Thief Lugs Off City Cannon Balls." Providence Journal, October 1, 1933.
"Memorial Day Events Listed for Today and Tomorrow. PROVIDENCE 8:35 a.m. Massing of the colors, Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument. Exchange Place." Providence Journal, May 29, 1933.
"Thousands Pay Veterans Honor in Rhode Island." Providence Journal, May 31, 1935.
"As The Heroes of Yester-Year Were Remembered on Memorial Day." Providence Journal, June 1, 1937.
"Providence Pays Homage to Men Who Fought and Died to Defend Their Nation." Providence Journal, May 31, 1941.
"Grim Air Marks Memorial Parade." Providence Journal, May 31, 1941.
"Providence Pays Solemn Tribute to Soldier Dead." Providence Journal, May 31, 1943.
"Vandals Damage Mall Monument: Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument Suffers Loss of 13 Cannon Balls." Providence Journal, January 31, 1947.
"Civil War Mortar Stolen." Providence Journal, March 21, 1947.
"Now and Then in Rhode Island: Exchange Place." Providence Journal, September 14, 1947.
"Recognize Them? In the Public." Providence Journal, December 4, 1960.
"Cannonballs Recovered After Theft." Providence Journal, September 2, 1972.
Gale, William K. "A Walking Tour through Downtown Providence." Providence Journal, May 17, 1975.
Rowley, Gordon E. "Look Ma, a Green Bear!" Providence Journal, October 17, 1986.
"Spruced Up." Providence Journal, February 11, 1990.
"Providence Calls on Donors to Help Restore Monument." Providence Journal, February 7, 1990.
Castelucci, John. "Projects Awarded Repair Money." Providence Journal, April 23, 1990.
Castelucci, John. "City Hall, Statue, Church Granted Preservation Funds." Providence Journal, April 23, 1990.
"These Statues’ Wraps are Strictly for the Birds." Providence Journal, September 25, 1990.
Castelucci, John. "Words from Civil War Echo at Rededication," Providence Journal, October 4, 1990.
Parker, Paul Edward. "In R.I., As in History, Our Taste is Cast in Stone." Providence Journal, September 16, 1994.
"How to Fix Kennedy Plaza." Providence Journal, September 12, 1998.
"Crafting Kennedy Plaza." Providence Journal, January 2, 1999.
"Relieved of Duty." Providence Journal, February 21, 2001.
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Photograph of City Hall and Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, 1888, Rhode Island Photograph Collection, VM013_GC1917, Rhode Island Collection, Providence Public Library, https://provlibdigital.org/islandora/object/VM013_GC1917.
Aerial Photograph of Exchange Place, 1890, Rhode Island Photograph Collection, VM013_GF2991, Rhode Island Collection, Providence Public Library, https://provlibdigital.org/islandora/object/VM013_GF2991.
Photograph of Exchange Place, 1890, Rhode Island Photograph Collection, VM013_GF2995, Rhode Island Collection, Providence Public Library, https://provlibdigital.org/islandora/object/VM013_GF2995.
Photograph of Exchange Place, 1891, Rhode Island Photograph Collection, VM013_GF2986, Rhode Island Collection, Providence Public Library, https://provlibdigital.org/islandora/object/VM013_GF2986.
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"Exchange Place, Providence, R.I.", 1913, Rhode Island Postcard Collection, PC8174, Rhode Island Collection, Providence Public Library, https://provlibdigital.org/islandora/object/PC8174.
Photograph of Exchange Place, May 5, 1919, Rhode Island Photograph Collection, VM013_FIC0181, Rhode Island Collection, Providence Public Library, https://provlibdigital.org/islandora/object/VM013_FIC0181.
Aerial Photograph of Exchange Place, 1930, Rhode Island Photograph Collection, VM013_GF2993, Rhode Island Collection, Providence Public Library, https://provlibdigital.org/islandora/object/VM013_GF2993.
Cady, John Hutchins. Newspaper clippings of detailed images of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, 1925-1965, John Hutchins Cady Research Scrapbooks,
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Stereocard of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, n.d., Rhode Island Stereocard Collection, VM0120503, Rhode Island Collection, Providence Public Library, https://provlibdigital.org/islandora/object/VM0120503.
Manchester Bros. Stereocard of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, n.d., Rhode Island Stereocard Collection, VM0120502, Rhode Island Collection, Providence Public Library, https://provlibdigital.org/islandora/object/VM0120502.
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Photograph of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, n.d., Rhode Island Photograph Collection, VM013_WC0901, Rhode Island Collection, Providence Public Library, https://provlibdigital.org/islandora/object/VM013_WC0901.
Photograph of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, n.d., Rhode Island Photograph Collection, VM013_WC0900, Rhode Island Collection, Providence Public Library, https://provlibdigital.org/islandora/object/VM013_WC0900.
Photograph of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, n.d., Rhode Island Photograph Collection, VM013_WC0899, Rhode Island Collection, Providence Public Library, https://provlibdigital.org/islandora/object/VM013_WC0899.
Photograph of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, n.d., Rhode Island Photograph Collection, VM013_WC0898, Rhode Island Collection, Providence Public Library, https://provlibdigital.org/islandora/object/VM013_WC0898.
Photograph of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, n.d., Rhode Island Photograph Collection, VM013_WC0897, Rhode Island Collection, Providence Public Library, https://provlibdigital.org/islandora/object/VM013_WC0897.
Photograph of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, n.d., Rhode Island Photograph Collection, VM013_WC0896, Rhode Island Collection, Providence Public Library, https://provlibdigital.org/islandora/object/VM013_WC0896.
Photograph of City Hall n.d., Rhode Island Photograph Collection, VM013_WC0667, Rhode Island Collection, Providence Public Library, https://provlibdigital.org/islandora/object/VM013_WC0667.
Photograph of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, n.d., Rhode Island Photograph Collection, VM013_WC0900, Rhode Island Collection, Providence Public Library, https://provlibdigital.org/islandora/object/VM013_WC0900.
Photograph of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, n.d., Rhode Island Photograph Collection, VM013_GF5092, Rhode Island Collection, Providence Public Library, https://provlibdigital.org/islandora/object/VM013_GF5092.
Tintype of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, n.d., Rhode Island Photograph Collection, VM013_FIC0897, Rhode Island Collection, Providence Public Library, https://provlibdigital.org/islandora/object/VM013_FIC0897.
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Department of Art, Culture, Tourism, City of Providence
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Rogers, Randolph, 1825-1892, “Soldiers and Sailors Memorial,” Commemorative Works of Providence, accessed April 1, 2026, https://commemorativeworks.artculturetourism.com/items/show/61.