Abraham Lincoln Statue - Providence, RI
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A monument honoring Abraham Lincoln is located in Roger Williams Park at the junction of Fredrick C. Green Memorial Blvd. and Natural History Ave. in Providence, RI.
Waymark Code: WMT9MR
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2016
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A 12' by 4' by 4' bronze statue of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, stands on a 6.75' by 4' square granite base. A slender Lincoln is standing upright and wearing a knee length coat, vest and a bow tie. His arms are by his sides and he is holding a sheet of paper in his right hand.
The statue was a gift to the City of Providence from Henry W. Harvey in memory of his wife Georgiana. It was sculpted by Gilbert Alfred Franklin and erected in Roger Williams Park in 1958. The front of the base is inscribed:
ERECTED UNDER THE WILL OF
HENRY W. HARVEY
AS A MEMORIAL TO HIS WIFE
GEORGIANA
TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
AND TO INCULCATE LOYALTY AND
PATRIOTISM IN THE MINDS
OF ALL THOSE WHO COME HERE
FOR REST AND RECREATION
1958