Statue of Benjamin Franklin (Chicago)

Statue of Benjamin Franklin
The statue in October 2013
Subject	Benjamin Franklin
Location	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Coordinates	41°54′49.7″N87°37′51.9″W / 41.913806°N 87.631083°W / 41.913806; -87.631083

A statue of Benjamin Franklin, known as the Benjamin Franklin Monument, is installed in Chicago's Lincoln Park, in the U.S. state of Illinois. ^[1] Designed by Richard Henry Park, the work was created in 1895, installed in 1896, and relocated in 1966. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. "Benjamin Franklin - Chicago Monuments Project". chicagomonuments.org. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
2. "Benjamin Franklin Monument". Chicago Park District. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
3. "Ben Franklin in Bronze". Chicago Chronicle. June 7, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved August 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Media related to Statue of Benjamin Franklin (Chicago) at Wikimedia Commons