General John Logan Statue - Grant Park, Chicago, IL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member adgorn
N 41° 52.236 W 087° 37.434
16T E 448225 N 4635597
Commemorating the Union Civil War General and Illinois Senator who is responsible for instituting Memorial Day (originally called Decoration Day) in 1868. Located at Michigan Avenue at 9th Street in Grant Park.
Waymark Code: WM66RY
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 04/13/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member dh2000dh
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The John Logan Statue in Grant Park was designed by the great August Saint-Gaudens with the assistance of Alexander Phimster Proctor (he did the horse), and unveiled in 1897.

FYI: On August 29, 1968, protestors swarmed the statue during the Democratic National Convention being held in Chicago.

Union or Confederacy: Union - North

General's Name: Logan

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