Waupun, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
43.63883,-88.729781 (cemetery entrance)
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This statue known as the
Recording Angel
sculpted by Laredo Taft
has been placed on the
NATIONAL REGISTER OF
HISTORIC PLACES
by the United States Dept.
of the Interior
The statue located at Forest Mound Cemetery on southbound
North Madison Street / County Highway M, south of its intersection with
East Spring Street, near 439 North Madison Street, Waupun, Wisconsin
53963.
Once inside the cemetery, follow the main road to the left. There is
no way you can miss this statue -- it's huge, and visible from just
about all points in the cemetery.
Shaler commissioned this angel in honor of his beloved wife, Blanche Bancroft Shaler, after her death. Recording Angel is the work of Lorado Taft, one of America's foremost sculptors.
Shaler commissioned this angel in honor of his beloved wife, Blanche Bancroft Shaler, after her death. Recording Angel is the work of Lorado Taft, one of America's foremost sculptors.
Wikipedia: Lorado Taft
National Register of Historic Places: Wisconsin: Fond du Lac County.
These markers / monuments are also at this location:
- American Legion Post 210 Firing Squad Veterans Memorial
- Historical Cast Iron Fence
- Isaac Reifsnider Burial Site / War of 1812
- L. Hinkley Circle No. 31 Civil War Memorial
- Recording Angel
- [Sally Leavitt / 1794-1875] Daughter of a Soldier of the Revolution
- Waupun WRC Civil War Memorial
Signage leading to the Recording Angel sculpture,
at the Madison Street entrance to Forest Mound Cemetery.
Madison Street entrance to Forest Mound Cemetery.
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