Statue of Abraham Lincoln within Civil War Monument - Cambridge, MA
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N 42° 22.575 W 071° 07.225
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Inside a Civil War Monument in Cambridge Common is a bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln, and on one side is a quotation of the Gettysburg Address.
Waymark Code: WM7Q57
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 11/21/2009
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In Cambridge on the Cambridge Common near Harvard Square, is a tall monument to the Civil War. At the center of the monument in an open alcove, stands a bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln, near life-size. The base of the statue is located about 10 feet above the ground. Below the statue are several plaques. Some of them are listings of names of men who died during the war. On one side is a plaque that has the entire text of the Gettysburg Address made by Lincoln in Gettysburg, PA.
The statue and monument was designed by Cyrus and Darius Cobb in 1870.
Location Type: Statue/Bust/Portrait
Property Type: Public
Date of Event: 1870
Location Notes:
The Civil War Memorial is located near the center of Cambridge Common. Parking is allowed but hard to find around the edges of the common.
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