Abraham Lincoln - Abraham Lincoln Monument - Ypsilanti, Michigan
N 42° 09.445 W 083° 36.062
17T E 285112 N 4670529
A Smithsonian listed, Works Progress Administration built statue of Abraham Lincoln with a 2nd Inaugural Address quote in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Waymark Code: WM19284
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 11/12/2023
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This 10 foot tall limestone statue of Abraham Lincoln is located at Lincoln Consolidated Schools building 8970 Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti, MI 48197. The statue was made under the Works Progress Administration in 1938. At the base of the statue is a quote from Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address. It reads:
LET US BE FIRM IN THE RIGHT
AS GOD GIVES US TO SEE THE RIGHT
More information on Lincoln's second inauguration can be found
here.
Address:
8970 Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti, MI 48197.
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