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Alpha Kappa Phi Monument
Title
Alpha
Kappa
Phi
Monument
Subject
Monuments & memorials
literary societies
Civil War
Description
Dedicated
on
June
20
,
1894
, the
Alpha
Kappa
Phi
Monument
was a
memorial
to the
members
of
AKP
who
had
served
with the
Union
forces
during
the
Civil
War.
Built
at a
cost
of
$1400
, the
sculptor
was
Lorado
Taft.
Standing
eigheen
feet
,
eight
inches
,
it
is
subscribed
with the
names
of
seventy-eight
Alpha
Kappa
Phi
members.
On the
base
is
a
bas-relief
of
Lee's
surrender
by
Johann
Gelert.
The
date
of the
dedication
was the
34th
anniversary
of the
mustering
into
service
of the
old
4th
Michigan
Infantry.
Publisher
HC
Date
1894?
Date scanned
02 Nov 2004
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