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 Yorktown Victory Monument - Yorktown, VA Posted by:  bluesnote
N 37° 14.004 W 076° 30.299
18S E 366498 N 4121825
A monument dedicated to the U.S. victory over the British at the Battle of Yorktown.
Waymark Code: WMN4Q6
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/26/2014
Views: 11
The plaque says, "This monument was authorized by Continental Congress, October 29, 1781, just after news of surrender reached Philadelphia. Actual construction began 100 years later and was completed in 1884. The Original figure of Liberty atop the Victory shaft was severely damaged by lightning. A new work replaced it in 1956. The shaft of Main granite is 84 feet in high which Liberty adds another 14 feet."
TITLE: Yorktown Victory Monument, (sculpture).
ARTIST(S): Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910, sculptor. Hansen, Oskar J. W., 1892-1971, sculptor. Van Brunt, Henry, 1862-1903, architect. Hunt, Richard Morris, 1827-1895, architect.
DATE: 1881. Dedicated Oct. 10, 1884.
MEDIUM: Maine granite.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 88180080
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Yorktown National Battlefield, VA
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Different Liberty sculpture ontop.
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