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 Lincoln Monument - Laramie, WY Posted by:  bluesnote
N 41° 14.216 W 105° 26.178
13T E 463438 N 4565150
This statue is a bust of the 16th President, along the Lincoln Highway.
Waymark Code: WMMYVD
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 11/25/2014
Views: 8
Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led the country through its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, preserving the Union, ending slavery, and rededicating the nation to nationalism, equal rights, liberty and democracy. This monument is dedicated to Lincoln and marks the highest elevation point along the Lincoln Highway and Interstate 80.
TITLE: Abraham Lincoln Monument, (sculpture)
ARTIST(S): Russin, Robert I., 1914- , sculptor.
DATE: 1958-1959. Copyrighted 1959. Dedicated October 18, 1959.
MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze, painted; Base: pink granite.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS WY000006
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
I-80, Laramie, WY
11 miles east of Laramie, 20 miles west of Cheyenne on I-80, exit 323. On the southeast side.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
I did not notice the "(On back of sculpture, proper right shoulder:) RUSSIN/1959" located on the backside, parking lot side, of the sculpture. Unless it is overgrown with brush I do believe it is missing.
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