Abraham Lincoln Statue - Milwaukee, WI
N 43° 02.419 W 087° 53.874
16T E 426861 N 4765683
This statue of Abraham Lincoln was erected in 1934 and was created by sculptor Gaetano Cecere. It is located at the Milwaukee County War Memorial at 700 N Art Museum Dr in Milwaukee, WI
Waymark Code: WM5F4Q
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 12/30/2008
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The inscriptions on the base read:
"ABRAHAM LINCOLN 1809-1865
PRESIDENT
EMANCIPATOR
MARTYR
ONE OF NATURE'S MASTERFUL GREAT MEN - RICHARD HENRY STODDARD
A MAN INSPIRED OF GOD - HENRY WATTERSON
THE MAN OF THE PEOPLE - EDWIN MARKHAM
THE FIRST AMERICAN - JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL
THIS MONUMENT IS A GIFT FROM THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, THE SCHOOL CHILDREN, WORKING MEN AND THE CITIZENS IN GENERAL OF THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE. AS AN EXPRESSION OF THEIR LOVE AND LOYALTY OF COUNTRY AND REVERENCE. FOR THE GREAT EMANCIPATOR. THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN MEMORIAL COMMITTEE
WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE, WITH CHARITY FOR ALL, WITH FIRMENSS IN THE RIGHT, AS GOD GIVES US TO SEE THE RIGHT, LET US STRIVE ON TO FINISH THE WORK WE ARE IN; TO BIND UP THE NATION'S WOUNDS; TO CARE FOR HIM WHO SHALL HAVE BORNE THE BATTLE, AND FOR HIS WIDOW, AND HIS ORPHAN -- TO DO ALL WHICH MAY ACHIEVE AND CHERISH A JUST AND LASTING PEACE AMONG OURSELVES, AND WITH ALL NATIONS. SECOND INAUGURAL ADDRESS MARCH 4, 1865
GAETANO CECERE SCULPTOR 1934"
Location Type: Statue/Bust/Portrait
Property Type: Public
Date of Event: 1934
Location Notes:
The statue can be visited 24/7.
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