Description: 79866 NH550 MARINE MEMORIAL, Hampton Beach, New HampshireHwy 101, Ocean Blvd, Hampton, Rockingham County, NH 03842 The forever changing pattern of grace and informality of a heavy surf never ceases to fascinate one. Photography by Carleton Allen Published by Forward's Color Productions, Inc., Manchester, Vermont 05254Manufactured by Koppel Color Cards, Hawthorne, NJ Postmarked MANCHESTER, NH. MAY 20 1966 AMCancelled 1966 5c Sesquicentennial Seal - Indiana Statehood US Postage Stamp__________________________ The New Hampshire Marine Memorial is a mid-sized statue of New England granite on a tiered granite base. Designed in Classical style by Concord, New Hampshire design expert Alice Ericson Cosgrove and sculpted by Vincenzo Andreani, the memorial, dedicated to all New Hampshire servicepersons lost at sea due to warfare, is located in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire and was dedicated May 30, 1957. The statue depicts a kneeling woman gazing out to sea, a laurel wreath in her hands. Close by the statue is a quarter-circle of granite into which are cut the names of men lost to the sea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire_Marine_Memorial__________________________ Dedicated May 30, 1957. Rededicated May 23, 1993.The monument was erected as a memorial for the New Hampshire men who had lost their lives at sea while serving in the armed forces. Ruell cites the cost of the monument as $30,000; $10,000 of which was appropriated by the state and the remainder raised through private contributions. Randall cites the final cost as $50,000. Cosgrove designed the monument; Uzarins sculpted the full-size figure in clay; Andriani carved the granite figure using a plaster cast of the clay model. In 1993 a rededication ceremony was held when the names of 41 merchant marines were added to the list of names on the memorial. IAS files contain transcriptions of all honor roll names. Full-length female figure sitting on a rocky outcrop. Waves wash up against the proper left side of the outcrop. The figure wears a long dress. She holds a wreath with both hands against the rock and her proper left leg. She gazes to the proper left. The granite sculpture rests on a circular granite base. The base is surrounded by a granite curb with a narrow flower bed. Behind the sculpture is a curved granite bench. Two flag poles are located at each end of the back side of the bench. Also at each end, engraved on the back of the bench, is the state seal of New Hampshire. Inscription: (On front of lower step of base:) NEW HAMPSHIRE/MARINE MEMORIAL/DESIGNED BY/ALICE COSGROVE/OF CONCORD, NH/DEDICATED - MAY 31, 1957/MAY 23, 1993 (Around upper step of base:) BREATHE SOFT, YE WINDS..YE WAVES IN SILENCE REST (On back of granite bench:) IN MEMORY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE'S HEROIC WAR DEAD/LOST AT SEA IN DEFENSE OF OUR COUNTRY (followed by 248 names) (Around state seals on back of granite bench:) SEAL OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE/1776 unsigned References: Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1995. https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100001~!339391~!1__________________________ "Vincenzo Andreani" Italian sculptor/carver. 1950 US Congressional Bill to allow Andreani and other artisans who were non-citizens to stay in the United States to work on the Marine Memorial and other projects. Calendar No. 25382D CONGRESS 1. SENATE REPORT1st Session j- No. 271MARIO PUCCI, GIACOMO FAVETTI, GIUSEPPE OMATI,VINCENZO ANDREANI, LAMBRUNO SARZANINI, ANDALESSANDRO COSTAAPRIL 23 (legislative day, APRIL 17), 1951.—Ordered to be printedMr. MCCARRAN, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submittedthe followingREPORT[To accompany H. R. 1150] THE BARRE GRANITE ASSOCIATION, INC., Barre, Vt., May 4, 1950. The purpose of the bill is to grant the status of permanent residencein the United States to six Italian aliens possessing special skills (marble and stone carving and sculpting): https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/SERIALSET-11487_00_00-086-0271-0000/pdf/SERIALSET-11487_00_00-086-0271-0000.pdf__________________________ The bill provides for appropriate quota deductions and for the payment of the required visa fees and head taxes. Originally, 248 names in 10 rows were added to the back of the memorial with the state seal at each end. Sadly, over time, names have been added. The last name added was on Aug 6, 2022 when Marine Cpl. Jonathan Currier’s name was added to the monument. The 21 year old Cpl. Currier, from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, went overboard in the Sulu Sea off the Philippine coast on Aug. 9, 2018. What few people may know is the memorial didn’t start out as a memorial. What would become one of the most recognizable memorials in New Hampshire, if not New England, originally began as a grave marker. William E. Downs of Manchester, NH, had inquired see if the federal government would furnish a grave marker for his son, Captain William D Downs, who was buried at sea May 25, 1945. Little did he know at the time his request would result in such a well known memorial for all service people lost at sea. The memorial would go on to become a memorial to all New Hampshire sons and daughters lost or buried at sea during World War II. In fact, it would go on to remember those lost after World War II. However, the quest to get the memorial built was a long one. Initially, Downs’ request to have a grave marker built was denied. But Downs did not give up. After many proposals, such as placing the memorial at “Pulpit Rock” at Rye Beach and, after that proposal fell through, “Ragged Neck” at Rye Harbor, Downs was able to gain the support of a memorial from Governor Sherman Adams in 1950. Eventually, the then Governor Hugh Gregg agreed to have the memorial built at Hampton Beach. The statue was dedicated on May 30, 1957 (fittingly Memorial Day). On Veterans Day, 1970, the American Legion Post 35 of the Hamptons, dedicated two flag poles at the monument, which fly the American and state flags. As you can tell by the events and actions outlined below, there were a lot of people involved in the creation of this memorial. A design by Concord (NH) resident Alice E. Cosgrove was approved for the 12 foot statue. Cambridge, Massachusetts sculptor, Teodors Uzarins, was commissioned to model the life-size statue in clay at the Caproni Galleries in Boston. Uzarins, worked closely with Alice, to produce the features that everyone who has seen it remembers. A 24-ton granite block from Swenson’s Granite Quarries of Concord to sculpt the memorial. That 24 ton granite block was then shipped to Barre, Vermont where it was shaped. It was then sent to Hampton after 17 tons of that block had been removed by Italian artisan, Vincenzo Andreani of Marr and Gordon, Inc., Granite Works. Andreani used a plaster cast of the lady in the memorial for point-by-point measurements. All of this hard work paid off, as the memorial is not only a respectful tribute to those who have served the country honorably. It is also one of the most recognizable sculptures in New Hampshire. https://newenglandnomad2015.com/category/sculpture/__________________________ DURHAM — ...Alice Ericson Cosgrove, a portrait artist, worked for the state of New hampshire for 25 years as a draftswoman, Designer, art director and state artist. She died in 1971. Cosgrove’s longtime colleague, Mary Louise Hancock, currently a member of the board of trustees for the University System of New Hampshire, has spent the past two years collecting Cosgrove’s work for the exhibition, “Alice Ericson Cosgrove: A New Hampshire Artist.” Cosgrove produced many promotional displays for the state and, according to Hancock, she “tended to use natural materials — real trees and grass, running streams and fountains, and even live creatures. For one of the displays involving a beaver pond, the Fish and Game Department provided her with a live beaver.” She designed a postage stamp with the Old Man of the Mountain, sculpted the Marine Memorial in Hampton, and designed “Chippa Granite,” a character who, in the 1950’s, was New Hampshire’s “hallmark for tourism” and a promoter of agricultural products, according to Hancock. https://history.lanememoriallibrary.org/hampton/history/nhmarinememorial/alice_cosgrove3.htm__________________________ Hampton Beach is a village district, census-designated place, and beach resort in the town of Hampton, New Hampshire, United States, along the Atlantic Ocean. Its population at the 2020 census was 2,598. Hampton Beach is in Rockingham County, approximately 15 miles (24 km) south of Portsmouth. The community is a popular tourist destination and the busiest beach community in New Hampshire. Ocean Boulevard, the main street along the beach, includes a boardwalk, many shops and businesses, several seasonal hotels, and the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, which hosts national acts in the summer. Hampton Beach State Park was named one of four "Superstar" beaches in the United States in 2011, for having had perfect water-quality testing results in each of the previous three years. HistoryThe Hampton Beach Village District was established on June 26, 1907, to provide electric power and water to the summer tourist community. In 1923, the village's first fire station was built, after two fires destroyed a large section of the beach settlement in 1919 and 1922. The original fire station was razed and replaced in 2014. On February 26, 2010, a windstorm-fueled fire burned down all the buildings in a block at Hampton Beach, including the Surf Hotel, Happy Hampton Arcade, and Mrs. Mitchell's Gift Shop. The fire started in the Surf Hotel and was spread to the other buildings by high winds. The cause of this fire is unknown. The area has been rebuilt, with a larger hotel and a new Mrs. Mitchell's. On July 29, 2023, a single-engine Piper PA-18 crashed off the shore of the beach. Only one person was aboard the aircraft at the time and was not injured. Most of the resort village lies on a barrier spit separated from the mainland by a large estuary system known as Hampton Harbor. The estuary serves as the mouth of several rivers, the largest being the Hampton River from the northwest. New Hampshire Route 1A serves as the main north-south route through the beach area, connecting the village to Seabrook Beach to the south (across the Hampton Bridge traversing the Hampton Harbor Inlet) and Little Boar's Head in North Hampton to the north. Access from the west is provided by three roads: New Hampshire Route 101 is the main access point to the densely populated southern resort area from most points west, while Winnacunnet Road (officially New Hampshire Route 101E) provides access to the less developed areas in the northern part of the village near a large salt marsh conservation area. Winnacunnet Road marks the northern edge of the census-designated place, but New Hampshire Route 27, known locally as High Street, marks the northern edge of the resort area. The heaviest development lies south of the Ashworth-by-the-Sea hotel, located at the eastern terminus of NH 101 where it meets NH 1A, known locally as Ocean Boulevard. From this point south, NH 1A splits into two one-way streets: the southbound Ashworth Avenue, and the northbound Ocean Boulevard. Cross streets through this area run from A Street in the north to M Street in the south. The southern end of the spit is mostly state park, with little to no buildings or development. North of the junction of 101 and 1A, the area is much less developed, dominated mostly by a large salt marsh conservation area, with small businesses and bungalows along Ocean Boulevard (NH 1A). North of Winnacunnet Road (and outside the CDP), a second area of heavier development begins with Kings Highway parallel to Ocean Boulevard, and cross streets numbered from 1st Street in the south to 19th Street in the north. The resort ends at the Windjammer Hotel at its northern end, at the junction of NH 27 and NH 1A. The census-designated place (CDP) portion of Hampton Beach extends from the Seabrook town line in the south to Winnacunnet Road in the north. The western border, separating it from the Hampton CDP, follows Tide Mill Creek within the Hampton Saltmarsh, and the eastern border is the Atlantic Ocean shoreline. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Hampton Beach CDP has a total area of 1.49 square miles (3.87 km2), of which 1.27 square miles (3.30 km2) are land and 0.22 square miles (0.58 km2), or 14.88%, are water. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton_Beach,_New_Hampshire__________________________ 1966 Marine Memorial Highway 101, Ocean Boulevard, Hampton Beach. Rockingham County New Hampshire Postcard Posted
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Artist: Alice Ericson Cosgrove and Vincenzo Andreani
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City: Hampton
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Subject: 1966 Marine Memorial Hwy 101, Hampton Beach Rockingham County NH
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Era: Photochrome (1939-Now)
Country: United States
Theme: Architecture, Classical Style, Dedicated May 30, 1957. Rededicated May 23, 1993., Designed by Alice Ericson Cosgrove, Landmark, Memorial, Originally, 248 names in 10 rows were added to the back ., Sculpted by Vincenzo Andreani
Region: New Hampshire
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Time Period Manufactured: 1960-1969
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