Mounted in 1906 but date-stamped 1904, this statue memorializes the 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment, from the Spanish–American War. It also had an unintended symbolism on this breezy yet foggy night, when the short time exposure caught streaks of stratus through the moonlight. On the other side of downtown, police were out in force, dealing with loud and occasionally belligerent, destructive crowds. The petulant ingrates causing damage were throwing childish tantrums over the three-day-old results of free elections, in our constitutional republic for which the memorialized soldiers valiantly fought.
Portland OR (11 Nov 16) Looking SSE
45.5161, -122.67731906 Portland Soldiers Monument, Foggy Night
Mounted in 1906 but date-stamped 1904, this statue memorializes the 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment, from the Spanish–American War. It also had an unintended symbolism on this breezy yet foggy night, when the short time exposure caught streaks of stratus through the moonlight. On the other side of downtown, police were out in force, dealing with loud and occasionally belligerent, destructive crowds. The petulant ingrates causing damage were throwing childish tantrums over the three-day-old results of free elections, in our constitutional republic for which the memorialized soldiers valiantly fought.
Portland OR (11 Nov 16) Looking SSE
45.5161, -122.6773