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SOLDIERS AND SAILORS' MONUMENT. 18
The structure is now completed as originally designed, and has cost $70, 185. 91, including iron fencing. Its architectural construction is of gray granite, while its ornamental decoration is of superior gold bronze, cast at Munich, Bavaria, and cost as follows: Statue of Michigan, $8, 000. Four statues Army and Navy, $20, 000. Four allegorical figures, $10, 000. Four medallions, $4, 000. Four eagles, $2, 400. Coat of Arms, United States, $500. Coat of Arms, Michigan, $500.
The monument stands about forty-six feet, crowned by a colossal statue of Michigan, ten feet high, a semi-civilized Indian Queen, with a sword in her right hand and a shield in her left; the figure in motion as if rushing forward in defense of her country. Beneath the plinth in which she stands are stars and wreaths. On the next section in front is the dedication:
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