Chevalier de La Salle - Detroit, MI
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N 42° 21.344 W 083° 04.359
17T E 329303 N 4691354
One of four statues of historic figures that once decorated the facade of the old Detroit City Hall and moved here when the building was torn down.
Waymark Code: WMQXE1
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 04/10/2016
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From the Smithsonian Inventory at (
visit link) "One of four figures made for niches in the facade of the Detroit City Hall, built in 1871, demolished 1961. Commissioned by Bela Hubbard."
From Wikipedia: "René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, or Robert de LaSalle (November 21, 1643 – March 19, 1687) was a French explorer. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, the Mississippi River, and the Gulf of Mexico. La Salle claimed the entire Mississippi River basin for France."
ARTIST(S): Melchers, Julius Theodore
DATE: 1874
MEDIUM: Figure: limestone; Base: concrete.
LOCATION: On the lawn of St. Anthony's church.
See the waymark for the Smithsonian category, which has an extensive description.