Historic Somerville

This monument was created by artist Raymond Porter in 1929.  The plaque reads as follows:

IN HONOR OF THE VOLUNTEERS FROM SOMERVILLE WHO SERVED  ON LAND AND SEA IN THE WAR WITH SPAIN, THE PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION AND THE CHINA RELIEF EXPEDITION 1898-1902

ERECTED 1929 

THE SPANISH WAR MONUMENT sits in front of Central Hill Library

Close-ups of the soldier of the monument on the left and the sailor on the right.