Monuments Darlington, Wisconsin

[BereniceUK]

This is the CW memorial for Lafeyette County. http://www.suvcw-wi.org/memorials/darlington.html

LAFAYETTE
COUNTY ERECTS
THIS SHAFT IN
MEMORY OF HER
SOLDIERS AND
SAILORS.
DEDICATED
OCT. 15, A.D. 1889

TO HONOR THE
LIVING SOLDIER
TO KEEP GREEN
THE MEMORY OF
THE HEROIC DEAD
A GRATEFUL
PEOPLE ERECT
THIS MONUMENT

IT SHALL SPEAK
TO THE YOUNG OF
THE HONOR AND
DIGNITY OF
CITIZENSHIP, OF
THE PRICELESS COST
OF COUNTRY
AND UNION

THEY DIED, THE
NATION LIVES

The adjacent Veterans Memorial has this list of Civil War names....

 

[Patrick H]

It's a fine monument. I always worry about those that were erected in streets--because of the danger presented by modern traffic.

 

[BereniceUK]

It's a fine monument. I always worry about those that were erected in streets--because of the danger presented by modern traffic.

Yes, there must be quite a bit of vibration, especially if large trucks go through town. But it's in a wonderful position as you drive towards it through downtown.