Ben Franklin Statue - Lincoln Park, Chicago,IL
Posted by: 
adgorn
N 41° 54.814 W 087° 37.896
16T E 447621 N 4640372
Erected by Joseph Medill (4/6/1823 – 3/16/1899; business manager and managing editor of the Chicago Tribune; mayor of Chicago) to Benjamin Franklin, in Lincoln park, Chicago, June 6, 1896
Waymark Code: WM375T
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2008
Views: 41
Uncovered by Rene Bach of Philadelphia, the great-great-grandson of Franklin. The work of R.H. Park of Chicago and said at the time to be the finest statue of Franklin in the US. The bronze figure is 9 feet high on a granite pedestal 12 feet high. About 3000 persons attended the ceremony.
See also waymark WM3QXJ.
Location Type: Portrait/Statue
Reference Web Site: [Web Link]
Established Date: 06/16/1896
Property Type: Public
Fee required: no
Location Notes:
Northeast Corner of La Salle Dr. & Stockton Drive (approx 1601 N. Stockton Drive)
|
Visit Instructions:
To post a visit log for waymarks in this category, you must have personally visited the waymark location. When logging your visit, please provide a note describing your visit experience, along with any additional information about the waymark or the surrounding area that you think others may find interesting.
We especially encourage you to include any pictures that you took during your visit to the waymark.