Lincoln, The Friendly Neighbor (Berwyn, IL)
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N 41° 51.492 W 087° 47.117
16T E 434819 N 4634330
Abraham Lincoln bronze sculpture created by Avard T. Fairbanks. (He also did my Lincoln Square waymark WM364W and the Lincoln-Douglas panels in Galesburg WM36CG.)
Waymark Code: WM36N5
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 02/18/2008
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"The better part of one's Life consists of his Friendships." Abraham Lincoln wrote these words in a letter to Judge Gillespie and they are inscribed on the base of the statue. It took two years to complete the project. The unveiling ceremony was held July 4, 1959, in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. Paul H. Douglas, U.S. senator from Illinois delivered the dedicatory speech. A host of other dignitaries participated. Later the bank changed owners and name. The Lincoln statue standing outside the bank's doors was considered no longer appropriate, and it was given to a new Lincoln School constructed at 16th and Elmwood streets in Berwyn. The statue was rededicated in 1997.
Location Type: Statue/Bust/Portrait
Property Type: Public
Date of Event: Dedicated July 4, 1959; rededicated 1997
Location Notes: Not listed
URL for Additional Information: Not listed
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