Memorial for Sen. William Boyd Allison - Des Moines, IA
N 41° 35.368 W 093° 36.192
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Senator William B. Allison Monument on the Capitol grounds in Des Moines, Iowa.
Waymark Code: WM16NRA
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 09/05/2022
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"Sculpture consists of an allegorical figure of Liberty seated on a granite pedestal with bronze portrait relief on front, and flanked by allegorical figures on both sides, including figures of a laborer, mother and child, knowledge, prosperity, legislature, victory and the Republic."
"In 1917, friends of Senator William B. Allison, citizens and school children of Iowa, and the state Legislature funded this memorial. A pivotal figure in Iowa's Republican party, Allison (1829-1908) represented Iowa in Congress for 43 years. He was twice a candidate for the presidential nomination of his party and was a close associate of every United States president from Abraham Lincoln to Theodore Roosevelt. Evelyn B. Longman of New York designed the monument, originally a fountain. A central plaque picturing Allison is flanked by symbols of "Knowledge," "Legislature," and "Financial Prosperity" on the left, and "Peace," "Humanity," and "Agricultural Prosperity" on the right. The topmost figure symbolizes "The Republic."
Iowa Capitol grounds
This a huge monument. And very little of it is about
William Allison. It is beautiful and grand and ornate. But why isn't it him? Worth a visit.