Abraham Lincoln - New York City, NY
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N 40° 44.180 W 073° 59.399
18T E 585282 N 4509978
This statue of Lincoln is located at the back of Union Square Park in NYC.
Waymark Code: WMCCAZ
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/21/2011
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The Smithsonian Inventory (
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"Standing Lincoln wearing a cape, which resembles a Roman toga, and holding a scroll in his proper left hand. "
The artist, Henry Kirke Brown (1857-1935) is best known for his equestrian works. In fact, the second equestrian statue in the United States is by Brown and is set at the entrance to this same park. See WMCC9D
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Lincoln, of course, was the 16th President of the US... and the leader of the Union during the Civil War. Read more about him at (
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