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 James Gordon Bennett Memorial - New York, NY Posted by:  neoc1
N 40° 45.017 W 073° 59.259
18T E 585461 N 4511529
This memorial to James Gordon Bennett, the founder of the New York Herald newspaper, and his successor, his son with the same name is located in Herald Square at the intersection of 6th Avenue, Broadway and 34th Street in Manhattan.
Waymark Code: WMQW4D
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2016
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The sculpture in the granite niche is that of Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom, and a pair of bell ringers. The bronze sculpture was created by Antonin Jean Carles in 1895, relocated to its current location in 1940, and dedicated on November 19, 1940.
Below the granite niche is the inscription:
A MEMORIAL TO
JAMES GORDON BENNETT (1795-1872)
FOUNDER OF THE NEW YORK HERALD IN 1835
AND TO HIS SON
JAMES GORDON BENNETT (1841-1918)
THROUGH WHOSE VISION AND ENTERPRISE
THE NEW YORK HERALD BECAME ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT NEWSPAPERS
THE BRONZE FIGURES OF MINERVA AND THE BELL
RINGERS ARE THE WORK OF ANTONIN JEAN CARLES.
THEY STOOD, FROM 1895 TO 1921. ABOVE THE CORNICES
OF JAMES GORDON BENNETT'S NEW YORK HERALD
BUILDING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HERALD SQUARE
AND TOLLED THE ACTIVE HOURS TO THE MILLIONS.
IN 1928, THEY WERE GIVEN BY WILLIAM T. DEWART,
PUBLISHER OF THE NEW YORK SUN, TO NEW YORK
UNIVERSITY, THROUGH WHOSE GENEROSITY
IN 1928 THEY ENTERED ON PERMANENT LOAN,
THE CARE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS OF
THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THAT THEY MAY BE HERE
RESTORED TO THEIR ORIGINAL AREA OF PLEASANT
SERVICE, AND TO THEIR PLACE IN THE HEARTS OF
OUR CITIZENS. FUNDS FOR THE RESTORATION
WERE PROVIDED BY SUBSCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE LIVES ARE DEEP ROOTED
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF HERALD SQUARE.
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Location: Herald Square -
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