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| Title | Soldiers' Monument and Walsh County Courthouse, Grafton, N.D. |
| Date of Original | between 1900 and 1920 |
| Description | A tall monument with a statue of a soldier standing atop a column with the tower of the courthouse in the background. Several people are in the park around the monument. The grounds have bushes and trees. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | City & Town Life
Court houses
People
Parks and forests
Politics & Government
Statues and monuments
Law
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Monuments & memorials
Trees
Shrubs
County government
Columns
Postcards
Towers
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| Subject (LCSH) | Building, Brick
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| Organization Name | Walsh County Courthouse (Grafton, N.D.)
United States. Army. North Dakota Infantry Regiment, 1st
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| Location | Grafton (N.D.)
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| Address | Grafton (N.D.) - 6th Street
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| Decade | 1900-1909
1910-1919
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| Item Number | B0755-12 |
| Format of Original | Postcards
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| Transcription | "Monument And Court House, Grafton, N.D."--Printed on front of postcard.
"Dear Florence it is raining down here. Had a nice visit from Mrs McNeal. It is her that is sending this card. Mrs. Mc. Miss F. Phair, Crystal, N.D."--Handwritten on back of postcard. |
| Notes | Photographer unknown.
Title created by staff. |
| Contributor | Croser, F. C.
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| Contributor Role | Architect |
| Biography/History | The Walsh County Courthouse, designed by F. C. Croser, was erected in 1886. The Soldiers' Monument was constructed in 1900 as a tribute to the men of Company C, First North Dakota Regiment, and their participation in the Philippine Insurection campaign. The monument bears an quote of General Lawton: "You can't stampede the First North Dakota". |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | State Historical Society of North Dakota Photograph Collection B
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (B0755-12) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | shB0755-12 |
