Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Rochester, New York)

The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is a monument in Washington Square Park in Rochester, New York. Designed by Leonard Wells Volk,[1] it was erected in 1892.[2] Among those present at the unveiling were the U.S. President Benjamin Harrison and the reformer Frederick Douglass.[3]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument

References
  1. "Rochester Images - Many Roads to Freedom". www.libraryweb.org. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  2. "Soldiers and Sailors Monument". Democrat and Chronicle. 2018. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  3. "Memorial Day, 1892, when President Benjamin Harrison dedicated the Soldier's and Sailor's Monument in Washington Square Park with Frederick Douglass. And Occupy Rochester". Talker of the Town. 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2020-07-06.

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