The monument was erected by a former slave, George Washington, to his former master Dr. Silas Hamilton, this is the only monument of its kind. No where in the world is there such a monument.

The Monument reads as follows:

DR. SILAS HAMILTON

Created by George Washington

Born in Virgina a Slave

Died at Otterville, Illinois

April 18, 1864

A Christian Freeman


To the Memory of

Dr. Silas Hamilton

His former master

Born at Tinmouth, VT May 10, 1775

Died Otterville, Illinois November 19, 1834

Having his lifetime given freedom to Twenty-eight slaves and at his death bequeathed four thousand dollars for the erection and endowment of the Hamilton Primary School