Peace Monument, Washington, D.C.
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member JimmyEv
N 38° 53.437 W 077° 00.736
18S E 325478 N 4306562
Erected in a traffic circle at the foot of Capitol Hill, the 44-foot, white marble Peace Monument commemorates naval deaths at sea during the Civil War.
Waymark Code: WM2FHR
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 10/25/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member BackBrakeBilly
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Sculptor Franklin Simmons first created this piece for Annapolis. It was erected here in 1878, and is sometimes referred to as the ‘Naval Monument.’ Standing on top of the monument are two figures - Grief is weeping against the shoulder of History. Below Grief and History, standing on the base of Maine blue granite, is Victory facing The Mall, and Peace, facing the Capitol.
Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1878

Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Other or General Civil War

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Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Not listed

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