Abraham Lincoln Statue and Park
Abraham Lincoln Statue and Park | |
Location | Junction of Mill and Stone, Clermont, Iowa |
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Coordinates | 43°0′13″N 91°39′53″W / 43.00361°N 91.66472°WCoordinates: 43°0′13″N 91°39′53″W / 43.00361°N 91.66472°W |
Built | 1902 |
Architect | George Edwin Bissell |
NRHP reference No. | 00001197 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 14, 2016 |
Abraham Lincoln Statue and Park is an 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]
References[]
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "History". Clermont, Iowa. Archived from the original on 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- 1902 establishments in Iowa
- 1902 sculptures
- Bronze sculptures in Iowa
- Buildings and structures in Fayette County, Iowa
- Monuments and memorials in Iowa
- Monuments and memorials on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
- Monuments and memorials to Abraham Lincoln in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places in Fayette County, Iowa
- Parks in Iowa
- Parks on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
- Protected areas of Fayette County, Iowa
- Statues of Abraham Lincoln
- Northeast Iowa Registered Historic Place stubs
- Iowa building and structure stubs