George Washington 250th Birthday Statue - Lansing, MI
N 42° 43.869 W 084° 33.431
16T E 699980 N 4733853
Statue of George Washington celebrating 250 years since his birth and life as a mason.
Waymark Code: WM15ZQV
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 04/02/2022
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The statue is located at the intersection of South Walnut and West Washtenaw one block from the Michigan Capitol building. It is on the northeast corner of the grounds of the Elliot-Larsen Building. Front inscription:
George
Washington
Statesman Patriot
Freemason
The inscription on the back of the pedestal:
PRESENTED TO THE PEOPLE OF MICHIGAN
IN COMMEMORATION OF
THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH
OF OUR WORTHY BROTHER
FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF MICHIGAN
AUGUST 7, 1982
George Washington was born February 22, 1732. This statue is one of several copies of a 1959 original wax cast at the Modern Art Foundry in Long Island, New York. The dimensions of the statue are as follows: 9 feet 4 inches (2.84 meters) by 46 inches (120 centimeters) x 36 inches (91 centimeters). The total weight of the statue is 900 pounds (410 kilograms). The granite base is 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall and weighs approximately 9 short tons (8.2 metric tons). -Information from
Wikipedia