Mobile Bay & The Mississippi River - Perkins Monument - Concord, NH - Relief Art Sculptures on Waymarking.com

County of state: Merrimack County
Location of statue: Sidewalk rear of State House, N. State St., Concord
Artist: Daniel Chester French, 1850-1931, sculptor
Architect: Bacon, Henry, 1866-1924
Founder: Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company
Contractor: Troy White Granite Company

(On bronze relief at south end of monument)

MOBILE BAY
AUGUST V. MCDDLXIV
AFTER A SEVERE BATTLE WITH THE
CHICKASAW THE
TENNESSEE SURRENDERED (On bronze relief at north end of monument): APRIL XXIV MDCCCLXII
IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
BELOW FORT ST PHILIP THE
CAUYGA DEFEATED THREE REBEL
GUNBOATS INCLUDING THE GOVERNOR
MOORE AND THE RAM MANASSAS

Your impression of the sculpture?: Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: 04/12/1902 Where is this sculpture?: New Hampshire State House, Rear of Capitol Building, Concord, New Hampshire 03301 Sculptors Name: Daniel Chester French Website for sculpture?: Not listed

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