Tucumseh & His Brother - Lincoln Memorial Bridge - Vincennes, IN
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YoSam.
N 38° 40.820 W 087° 32.042
16S E 453549 N 4281439
The two looking inward toward the travel surface.
Waymark Code: WM107W6
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 03/17/2019
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County of sculpture: Knox County
location of sculpture: US 50 & Wabash River, Indiana side, Vincennes
Artist: Raoul Josset, 1900-1957, sculptor
"This beautiful structure marks the point where Abraham Lincoln crossed the Wabash River on his way to Illinois in 1830. Shawnee warriors, Tecumseh and his brother, The Prophet are set in relief approaching the bridge from the Indiana side." ~ Visit Historic Vincennes
Proper Description: "Heroic reliefs of two full-length figures in granite. The figures are on the front faces of pylons marking the entrance to a bridge. The relief figure on the southern pylon is of an Indian chief in full ceremonial dress holding a club in his proper right hand. He is shown in proper right profile. The relief figure on the northern pylon is of an Indian chief in full ceremonial dress holding a blanket. He is shown in proper left profile." ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum
Lincoln Memorial Bridge is a deck arch bridge carrying U.S. Route 50 Business over the Wabash River between Vincennes, Indiana and Lawrence County, Illinois. It is said to mark the point where Abraham Lincoln crossed the Wabash River on his way to Illinois in 1830, and a sculptural installation, the Lincoln Trail State Memorial, marks the western end of the bridge.