Abraham Lincoln Statue and Park

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Abraham Lincoln Statue and Park
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LocationJunction of Mill and Stone, Clermont, Iowa
Coordinates 43°0′13″N91°39′53″W / 43.00361°N 91.66472°W / 43.00361; -91.66472
Built1902
Architect George Edwin Bissell
NRHP reference No. 00001197 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 14, 2016

Abraham Lincoln Statue and Park is a historic property located in Clermont, Iowa, United States. The statue was erected in 1902, and the property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1] It is also referred to as the Bissell Statue after the artist who created it, George Edwin Bissell. [1] [2] The statue is a duplicate of a statue of Lincoln that was erected in Edinburgh, Scotland. The following inscription is on the statue's granite base: "Erected in 1902 in memory of soldiers and sailors of the Civil War, 1861-1865." [2]

The statue was dedicated June 19, 1903. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "History". Clermont, Iowa. Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  3. ↑ Baruch, Mildred C. and Ellen J. Beckman, Civil War Union Monuments, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Washington D.C., 1978 p. 48.


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