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1993 color photograph of the Woodstock Public Square looking south-east from the  Square Square Park bandstand.  the main focus of the photograph is a large soldier statue and the decorative Springhouse building.  In the background are two and three story brick buildings on Benton and Van Buren Streets.
Taken from the bandstand, this photo shows a closeup of the soldier's monument (without his head) and the bandstand.

The buildings on S. Benton and Van Buren are visible in the distance. The Bohn's Hardware sign is obscured by the tree. Angelo's…

1993 color photograph of the Woodstock Square Park taken from  the  west side of Johnson Street.  Prominent in the center of the photograph is  a large soldier statue and the Square Park Bandstand.  In the background are two, three and four story brick buildings.
This panorama shows the W. Jackson St. entrance (and a great deal of the Johnson St bricks. The buildings in the park and in the background on Benton & VanBuren are too far away to be useful.

1969 color photograph of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois.  Prominent in the photograph is a large soldier statue in the center of the park.  In the background can be seen two and three story brick buildings.
View of the back of the Civil War soldier's monument with North Benton street in the background. Visible signs include Lloyd's, Stone's, and First National Bank. Note the small trees that were recently planted after the 1967 storm.

The arches…

2000 color photograph of workers installing a marble slab with the names of the Civil War soldiers who lost their lives during the war to the base of a soldier monument in the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois.  In the background can be seen a bandstand in the park and further away, the old McHenry County Courthouse.
In this series of eight photos, Jim Clegg, Jim Zoia and several newspaper reporters and photographers supervise the installation of the names of the Civil War soldiers who lost their lives during the war. Jim Clegg was the person who started the…

Circa 1976-1992 color photograph of the Woodstock Square Park in summer.  The main focal points are a bandstand and large soldier statue  in the center of the park.  In the background is a three story brick building.
Square park photo taken from near the west entrance. This is approximately where the Gobbler's Knob was built in 1992 for the filming Groundhog Day.

Shows the bandstand, back of the soldier's monument and a glimpse of the Spring House.

This…

2000 color photograph of workers around a large soldier monument in the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois.
This series of photos is called "Looking for the Time Capsule." Jim Clegg was responsible for a project that listed the names of all the Civil War soldiers that lost their lives in that war. Before the names were installed around the base of the…

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The “Sentinel” or Civil War Monument was erected in 1909 by the Grand Army of the Republic. Zoia Monuments mounted the statue on its base. The symbols of the infantry, cavalry, navy, and marines are carved on the sides. Over time it became the…

1931 black and white photograph of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois.  On Cass Street in front of the park are several parked automobiles.   In the park are snow covered elm trees, the Springhouse structure, a large soldier monutment and a bandstand.  In the background can be seen three story brick buildings.
Taken on January 19, 1931 after a wet snowstorm that left the trees loaded with snow. Shows the park from the entrance on Main Street with the Spring House and Bandstand. A popcorn wagon is parked outside the entrance. The Civil War soldier's…

1930 black and white photograph of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois.  In the park can be seen leafless elm trees, the Springhouse structure, a tall soldier monument and a covered bandstand.  Several automobiles are parked on the brick paved street.  In the background can be seen three story brick buildings and the Opera House building.
One of three Tripp photos of the Square taken in 1930.This one shows the Square park from the entrance at Cass and Main street. A small popcorn wagon, identified as "Mr. Stamet's" for another photo, is adjacent to the entrance. The Spring House,…

1972 black and white photograph of Santa's Hut in the snow coverd Woodstock Public Square Park with the Old County Courthouse in the background.  Woodstock, Illinois.
This photo of the Square Park decorated for Christmas with the nativity figures and Santa's Hut was taken by the Woodstock Die Casting editor for the employee newsletter The Spotlite. The Soldiers Monument looms on the left and the Courthouse is in…

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A wooden sign surrounding the Civil War Monument (also known as the Soldier's Monument) listed the names of men and women serving in the armed forces from Woodstock. In 1944, approximately 1200 names were listed on the "Honor Roll" including 18…

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The gentlemen standing in the front two rows are veterans of the Civil War. The women in the third row are wives or widows of the veterans.

The “Sentinel” or Civil War Monument was erected by the Grand Army of the Republic. Zoia Monuments mounted…
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