Community Celebration to Mark Dedication of Historic Redwood City Statue
An early Redwood City landmark statue, missing since being vandalized 30 years ago, will
be replaced by a new bronze replica and dedicated in ceremonies at the Historic Union
Cemetery on Saturday, May 8, beginning at 2:00 p.m.
The seven-foot tall bronze Civil War Union Soldier is a detailed reconstruction of
the original 1889 statue and is expected to become a new local landmark at the pioneer
cemetery located on Woodside Road west of El Camino Real.
The celebration will include band music, a color guard and 21-gun salute by Civil
War reenactors, food, dedication presentations by local government and community
organization leaders and historical tours of the cemetery.
The statue reconstruction effort is a project of the Historic Union Cemetery
Association, a local organization dedicated to the preservation and enhancement
of the pioneer cemetery that dates to 1859.
Working with the Redwood City Parks and Recreation Department, the Association
spearheaded a coalition of community organizations to raise money over a six-year
period for recreating the statue and played a key role in enlisting community
support for the dedication ceremonies.
The Historic Union Cemetery was the first cemetery association in the State
of California and served early settlers in the Redwood City, Searsville and
Woodside areas. It is a California Historic Landmark and is on the National
Register of Historic Places.
For more information about the statue dedication celebration, visit our
web site at www.pastlinks.com/HUCA or call Donna Dimmick at (650) 306-0702.
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