Sgt. Baker Statue
1900 / J. W. Fiske / Sidney
A statue of a Union soldier that stands on the outside of the Monumental Building in Sidney Ohio. He is known as "Sgt. Baker." According to a Shelby County Historical Society article, veterans of the Civil war lobbied for the statue "...as a lesson to perpetuate memories of valor and sacrifice and to "inculcate lessons of patriotism in the present and coming generations."
According to a Shelby County Historical Society article, the statue is from the same J. W. Fiske mold as the Richland County Soldiers' Monument statue. The Sgt. Baker statue was used as a reference when recreating the Richland statue after its demise in 1976.
Location: Monumental Building, Corner of Court Ave and S Ohio Ave
Title
Sgt. Baker Statue
Description
A statue of a Union soldier that stands on the outside of the Monumental Building in Sidney Ohio. He is known as "Sgt. Baker." According to a Shelby County Historical Society article, veterans of the Civil war lobbied for the statue "...as a lesson to perpetuate memories of valor and sacrifice and to "inculcate lessons of patriotism in the present and coming generations."
According to a Shelby County Historical Society article, the statue is from the same J. W. Fiske mold as the Richland County Soldiers' Monument statue. The Sgt. Baker statue was used as a reference when recreating the Richland statue after its demise in 1976.
According to a Shelby County Historical Society article, the statue is from the same J. W. Fiske mold as the Richland County Soldiers' Monument statue. The Sgt. Baker statue was used as a reference when recreating the Richland statue after its demise in 1976.
Creator
Date
1900
Location City
Location County
Location Site
Location Street
Corner of Court Ave and S Ohio Ave
Installation Date
1900
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