Israel Putnam Monument, Bronze equestrian monument in Brooklyn, Connecticut
The bronze statue depicts General Israel Putnam directing troops while mounted on a horse, with the horse facing east and the commander looking north.
The monument, dedicated in 1888, replaced a deteriorated tomb at the burial site of General Israel Putnam, who served in both the French and Indian War and American Revolution.
The granite base contains inscriptions from Putnam's original headstone and features decorative bronze wolf heads representing his famous encounter with a predatory wolf.
The monument stands near Canterbury Road in Brooklyn, Connecticut, where visitors can observe both the equestrian statue and the sarcophagus containing Putnam's remains.
Sculptor Karl Gerhardt designed this memorial to function both as a commemorative statue and as the final resting place for General Putnam's remains.
Location: Brooklyn
Inception: 1888
Creator: Karl Gerhardt
GPS coordinates: 41.78638,-71.94982
Latest update: March 5, 2025 16:25
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