A few statues and bells
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Today I will share a few photos of some statues and such I have seen on various walks in the area
Starting with some of the detail on the Barnard Memorial in Bottonwood Park New Bedford.
It was dedicated on September 19, 1914, the monument was designed by Hungarian-born artist George Julian Zolnay and given to the city by George D. Barnard, a St. Louis businessman and native of New Bedford
Sculpted from Quincy granite and bronze, it features a granite group representing old whaling days which this photo shows alongside a bronze figure of a young mechanic symbolizing manufacturing
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Next up is the Veterans Bell monument in front of the New Bedford Free Public Library on Pleasant Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts. It is a Henry N. Hooper & Co. Bell. and was dedicated by the Greater New Bedford Veterans Council on November 11, 1975 and placed in front of the library
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And next up, another bell. This one I saw on a walk in Fall River, but I couldnt find any information about it
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and back by the library in New Bedford, and showing the Whaleman statue
Designed by artist Bela Lyon Pratt and dedicated in June 1913.
Commissioned as a gift to the city from William W. Crapo to honor local whalemen.
the inscription reads“A dead whale or a stove boat,” from Chapter 36 of Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick
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and lastly the Prince Henry and Navigator Monument
The park and monument were established in 1994 as a gift to the city from the Prince Henry Society of New Bedford and the government of Portugal.
The memorial features a bronze and granite structure honoring the Portuguese royal figure known for launching early maritime exploration
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