Abraham Lincoln's Tomb: Statue of Abraham Lincoln - Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, IL
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N 39° 49.387 W 089° 39.343
16S E 272710 N 4411500
The figure of Lincoln is centrally place at the base of a tall shaft.
Waymark Code: WMQZA2
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 04/18/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dorcadion Team
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This is based on the Smithsonian listing: "In his right hand, he holds a pen and in the other, the Emancipation Proclamation. His proper left arm is bent at the elbow and his proper left foot is forward. As a symbol of the Union, the fasces, the Roman badge of authority is placed near his feet, covered by the glorious banner of the Republic. Reclining on the fasces is the crown of Laurel. Lincoln stands above the United States Coat of Arms and above and between depictions of the infantry group and the cavalry group with depiction of the naval or marine group and the artillery group on the other side of the monument.

DIMENSIONS: Approx. H. 8 ft. 6 in. (4,862 lbs.).
Inscription:L. G. MEAD/AMES FOUNDRY/CHICOPEE signed Founder's mark appears.
ARTIST(S): Mead, Larkin Goldsmith, 1835-1910, sculptor. Ames Manufacturing Company, founder.
DATE: Cast 1871-1872.
MEDIUM: Bronze on a granite base

Sixty-five old cannons were donated by the Federal Government to be melted down for casting materials for these pieces. This piece is one of six pieces on the monument done by Larkin G. Mead."

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War — an event often considered its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis.

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