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PARK AND CEME-TERY 
Commodore Perkins Monument, Concord, N. H. 
The accompanying illustration shows the monu- 
ment recently erected at Concord, N. H., in memory 
of Commodore George H. Perkins, New' Hampshire's 
naval hero. It is a gift to the state from Mrs. Larz 
Anderson, the Commodore’s daughter. 
The statue is of bronze, eight feet high, and was 
modeled by Daniel Chester French, with Mr. Henry 
Bacon, of New York, associated as architect. The 
general plan of the memorial is that of a semi-Greek 
exedra of elliiitical form, approached in front bv low 
front of the statue is inscribed a list of the principal 
engagements in which he took part. 
In the rear of the monument proper is a drinking 
fountain. The pillars forming the ends of the exedra 
are ornamented with moldings and faced with bronze 
tablets depicting scenes in the life of Commodore Per- 
kins. One of them shows the surrender of New 
Orleans, in which the Commodore played an impor- 
tant and heroic part, and the other represents his ves- 
sel in action. Commodore Perkins entered the navy 
COMMODORE PERKINS MEMORIAL, CONCORD, N. H., DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH, SC. 
steps. It is 53 feet wide and 23 feet deep. 
In the center of the pedestal proper, which is 
twenty-three feet high, is a niche in which stands the 
figure of Commodore Perkins. He is shown in full 
naval costume, holding his hat in one hand, while the 
other rests on his sword. Above the niche are sym- 
bolic figures, carved in bas-relief, representing Victory 
and Peace. On one side is the seal of New Hamp- 
shire, and on the other the seal of the United States. 
The top of the pedestal is carved and molded, and the 
sides are ornamented with bas-relief carvings. 
Just beneath the prow of the ship which serves as 
the pedestal is the inscription giving the Commodore’s 
record, and on the central slab of the pavement in 
as midshipman in 1851, and served his country for 
forty-eight years. He was present at the battle of 
New Orleans, and dispayed heroism on notable occa- 
sions in the Mississippi river and the Gulf of Mexico. 
As commander of the Chickasaw at Mobile bay, he 
compelled the surrender of the Tennessee and won 
praise from Admiral Farragut in these words : 
“The bravest man that ever trod the deck of a 
ship.” 
The memorial stands on the west side of the capitol 
grounds, and is made of Troy white granite, cut by 
the Troy White Granite Co., Troy, N. H. The bronze 
was cast by the Henry-Bonnard Company, of New 
York. 
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