Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Statue of soldier will again stand tall over Long Island village

The Civil War monument portraying a valiant soldier holding his rifle is returning home to Patchogue on Long Island, New York, this month. Last year, the fracturing of its base worsened and officials feared the leaning monument was in danger of collapsing. The village sent the memorial, which was erected in 1870, to the McKay Lodge Art Conservation Laboratory in Oberlin, Ohio, for repairs. • Article

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