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 Major Lemuel Purnell Montgomery - Montgomery, Alabama Posted by:  xptwo
N 32° 22.487 W 086° 18.356
16S E 565290 N 3582190
Montgomery County, Alabama, was created on December 6, 1816 and named in honor of Major Lemuel Montgomery of Tennessee, the first U.S. soldier to be killed in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814.
Waymark Code: WME73F
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 04/12/2012
Views: 8
Smithsonian Art Inventory Description: "Major Lemuel Purnell Montgomery, 1786-1814, stands in military uniform, his proper left foot bent and resting on a rectangular piece. He wears calf-length boots with spurs, a belt with a buckle with an eagle design on it, and a buttoned, high-collared jacket with epaulets. A sword is held by a scabbard attached to his proper left hip and his proper right arm comes across his chest and holds its handle. The proper left hand grabs the lower part of the scabbard. The figure is mounted upon square base with a plaque on its sloped front."
The plaque on the front base of the sculpture reads:
Major Lenuel Purnell Montgomery
1786 - 1814
Brilliant lawyer, valiant soldier, in whose
honor Montgomery County, Alabama was named
From the Smithsonian Art Inventory Remarks: "Figure was publicly commissioned. Major Montgomery was an officer in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812 and he was killed at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, Tallapoosa County, Alabama in 1814. Montgomery County, Alabama, was named after Major Montgomery. Montgomery was also a lawyer. IAS files contain a related article from the Alabama Journal, May 26, 1987, pg. 1, 4."
The statue is located in front of the Montgomery County Courthouse, 251 South Lawrence Street at the intersection with Adams Avenue. It seems to have not had any issues with vandals and is in good condition. It helps remind people that the county and city are named for different people, even though they had the same last name.
TITLE: Major Lemuel Purnell Montgomery, (sculpture)
ARTIST(S): Fulmer, Clydetta, sculptor. Humphries, Charles, architect. Clemmons, Charlie, landscape architect. PHJ Architecture, architectural firm. Mengel Art Foundry, founder
DATE: 1985. Cast Nov. 4, 1986. Dedicated May 10, 1987
MEDIUM: Figure: bronze with patina; Base: granite on concrete
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS AL000283
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
The statue is located in front of the Montgomery County Courthouse, 251 South Lawrence Street at the intersection with Adams Avenue.
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