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Boston Police Memorial
Artist:
Gerald Horrigan
Location:
Neighborhood:
Roxbury
Type:
Memorial
Year:
Medium:
Steel
Collection:
Funders:
Description:
The Boston Police Memorial commemorates the founding of the police department in 1834, the professional successor to the citizens’ watch that dated from Colonial times. A long bronze panel with figures in bas-relief presents the history of Boston policing from earliest days to the present. A magnified police badge in stainless steel is at the middle of the panel; the words “In Tribute To Boston Police Officers” are beneath the panel. An eternal-flame illuminated by a blue light reminds visitors that the police department is on duty at all hours of the day or night.