• Town Administrator Geoffrey Allen led the Pledge of Allegiance at the Lyndeborough Revolutionary War Monument Ceremony. Credit: KATHLEEN BAGLIO HUMPHREYS / Courtesy
  • Cannon salute at the Lyndeborough Revolutionary War Monument Ceremony. Credit: KATHLEEN BAGLIO HUMPHREYS / Courtesy
  • Brigadier General Allen Aldenberg gives keynote address to crowd. Credit: KATHLEEN BAGLIO HUMPHREYS / Courtesy
  • The wreath is laid as part of the ceremony. Credit: KATHLEEN BAGLIO HUMPHREYS / Courtesy
  • Lafayette Artillery salutes in celebration. Credit: KATHLEEN BAGLIO HUMPHREYS / Courtesy
  • Victoria Gilbeau, junior at Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative High School, sings the National Anthem. Credit: KATHLEEN BAGLIO HUMPHREYS / Courtesy

Lyndeborough dedicated a new Revolutionary War monument last Sunday, honoring more than 200 local men who served in the American Revolution and celebrating the nation’s semiquincentennial.

Town Historian Jessie Salisbury cut the ribbon before a crowd of roughly 100 residents at Memorial Park.

“What we do today is not really about unveiling a monument, but to thank a town that gave far more than their share and never once asked for a monument in return,” said key speaker Brig. Gen. Allen Aldenberg, assistant adjutant general of the New Hampshire Army National Guard. “Lyndeborough’s earliest settlers were the families of soldiers granted this land in gratitude from service in an earlier war.”

The monument was funded entirely through private donations and fundraising efforts, including challenge coins, merchandise, and a quilt raffle. The Milford Rotary Club contributed $10,000 as part of its 75th-anniversary project.

The ceremony opened with a cannon blast by Lafayette Artillery Co. member Ashley Humphreys, followed by the national anthem performed by Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative High School junior Victoria Gilbeau. Town Administrator Geoffrey Allen led the Pledge of Allegiance, and Monument Committee Chair Mark Chamberlain delivered opening remarks.

Lori Mix, regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution’s Josiah Crosby Chapter, gave the invocation, and DAR Chaplain Deb Klein laid a wreath at the base of the monument. The Lafayette Artillery Co. served as color guard and fired its 1844 six-pound cannon four times during the event. Army veteran Art Napolitano sounded “Taps” to conclude the dedication.

The monument features four plaques listing major donors, the captains who led local troops, the battles where Lyndeborough residents fought, and the formal dedication text.

Following the ceremony, attendees gathered around the monument before attending a community supper at Citizen’s Hall.

Mike Waller, a Patriot descendant, said, “It was a beautiful day and beautiful monument and a great 250th anniversary gift to the town and to America.”