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Title
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Dorothea Dix, Memorial
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Biographical Text
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65-foot-tall granite obelisk weighing over 700 tons. The four sides of the obelisk are decorated with different reliefs: the U.S. coat of arms with an eagle on the front, a cross-cannon, cross-sabre, and cross-rifle.
Inspiration for the memorial came after the war from two Union chaplains, who reached out to Dix after they could not raise enough money to create the monument. Dix pledged $1,000 of her own money and raised $3,000 more through donations. However, the board who was running the project dissolved shortly after and the responsibility to fundraise and complete the project fell on Dix, who was able to raise $7,900 in two months. Dix originally planned for the obelisk to be 30-feet-tall. However, the U.S. Army got involved in the transportation of the granite and the construction of the monument, allowing it to double in size. When more funds were later needed, Dix donated more of her own money. This memorial is one of the largest and oldest Civil War memorials.
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Text
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[On base of obelisk]
In memory of Union Soldiers who died to maintain the Laws.
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Date Created
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1867-11-28
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Type
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English
Statue
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Project Researcher
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Bysterbusch, Hailey
