George Rogers Clark - Louisville, KY
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George Rogers Clark was an American military officer in the Revolutionary war and later the founder of the city of Louisville, Kentucky.
Waymark Code: WMDE27
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 01/01/2012
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George Rogers Clark was an American military officer in the Revolutionary war and later the founder of the city of Louisville, Kentucky.
This bust of George Rogers Clark sits outside the visitor center at Locust Grove, where he spent his final years.
The bronze bust depicts Clark in a military uniform with his arms crossed in front of him.
The bust sits on a granite pedestal with an inscription that reads:
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GEORGE
ROGERS
CLARK
1752-1818
founder of
Louisville
Conqueror
of the
Northwest Territory
Trails End
Locust Grove
dedicated
1986
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At the bottom of the pedestal is a dedication plaque that reads:
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Selected and Presented to locust Grove
By Gordon Snyder, President of the Thruston Chapter.
Sons of the American Revolution.
Sculpted by Ann S. Allen.
Cast by Strassacker Foundry, Stuttgart Germany
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