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Monuments

6 verified public monuments still standing in Pottsville — war and veterans memorials and commemorative sculpture spanning the 1850s to the present. Each entry is confirmed extant, geo-located, and cited to independent sources.

The Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument in Garfield Square, Pottsville — a granite column with bronze Civil War figures at its base.
The Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument in Garfield Square — Schuylkill County's principal Civil War memorial, dedicated 1891. Schuylkill Hub
The granite column of the Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument rising against the sky in Garfield Square, Pottsville.
Schuylkill County's Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument, the centerpiece of Garfield Square in Pottsville. Schuylkill Hub
"The Hiker" — a bronze Spanish-American War infantryman in a campaign hat, his rifle held across his body, on a stone pedestal amid flowerbeds in Garfield Square, Pottsville.
"The Hiker," a Spanish-American War memorial unveiled in Garfield Square in 1927. Schuylkill Hub
A field cannon on display in a planted median at Garfield Square, Pottsville.
A field cannon at Garfield Square, Pottsville's memorial plaza. Schuylkill Hub
  • Henry Clay Monument — Commemorative statue & column, July 4, 1855
    Dedicated July 4, 1855, the Henry Clay Monument in Pottsville was the first monument to Henry Clay in the United States, and its cast-iron statue is regarded as the first monumental cast-iron sculpture made in America.
  • Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument (Schuylkill County Civil War Monument) — Civil War memorial, October 1, 1891
    Dedicated October 1, 1891 at the center of Garfield Square in Pottsville, the Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument is Schuylkill County's principal Civil War memorial — a granite column with four life-size bronze service figures.
  • John Pott Memorial — Civic memorial, 1897
    The rough-hewn granite memorial in downtown Pottsville honoring John Pott, the ironmaster who founded the town — erected 1897 at Centre and Arch streets, inscribed 'John Pott, who founded Pottsville in the year 1806.'
  • Spanish War Veterans Memorial ("The Hiker") — Spanish–American War memorial, September 5, 1927
    At the east end of Garfield Square in Pottsville stands "The Hiker" — a Gorham bronze casting of Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson's nationally reproduced Spanish-American War figure, unveiled on Labor Day, September 5, 1927.
  • Veterans Memorial (Pottsville Joint Veterans Council, 1986) — War memorial (all wars), May 1986
    The 1986 Veterans Memorial honors all who served in the 20th century's wars and names Sgt. Frederick W. Schaeffer, the first Pottsville soldier killed in Vietnam. It was relocated from Garfield Square to Gen. Joulwan Park in 2007.
  • Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial — War memorial (Medal of Honor roster), November 10, 2007
    Dedicated November 10, 2007 at Gen. George A. Joulwan Park in Pottsville, this granite roster monument lists the fifteen Schuylkill County servicemen known to have received the Medal of Honor, from the Indian Wars through World War II.

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