Vintage Valley Ornament Collection


Sixth in the Series
Statue of "Jerry" Ornament 1914, Civil War Union Soldier
A Pewter Ornament with a Silver/White Ribbon
Ready for Hanging, comes boxed. Size 2 1/2" High
$12.00
Jerry Ornament
Back of Ornament
Insert

In 1904, Arthur W. Deane, commander of McGreggor Post, Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), proposed erecting a
statue as a memorial to Civil War veterans. The statue of "Jerry" was unveiled on July 13, 1914, at a cost
of $1,800 and placed on the site at the West Warwick High School, formerly in Wescott. The site was donated
by Col. Webster Knight and C. Prescott Knight, forebears of Webster Knight, Jr.
In 1965, a new high school was built on Arctic Hill on land donated by the Knight Family. In 1970 it was joined
by a connected new Junior High School. Subsequently "Jerry" was moved to the new site and now holds sentinel in
an island at the entrance to the schools.

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