Ghosts of DC • January 27, 2012Did you know the statue was a gift from France? And that President Harding was present at the dedication in Jan of 1922? Read up on it on our blog.
John M. • January 16, 2019Drop by during the daylight hours to see it best
kathleen w. • December 1, 2013The statue is remarkable and sits in a little park on a small triangle.
C-SPAN • January 28, 2011William McVey sculpted this nine-foot statue of Winston Churchill. One bronze foot is planted on British soil and the other on American. Watch this video for more info.
DC Preservation League • August 5, 2011The elaborate memorial to the German physican Samuel Hahnemann, was erecred in 1900. Collaborative work of sculptor Charles Henry Niehaus and architect Julius F. Harden.
ᴡᴡᴡ.Bob.pwho.ru E. • April 21, 2018Uniqueness of this large sculpture constructed from hundreds of small interlocking pieces of wood.
IWalked Audio Tours • September 9, 2012Statue of Jackson astride horse, Sam Patch, saluting soldiers at Battle of New Orleans (1st major battle of War of 1812). Statue required 15 tons of bronze for construction. More site info via<LINK>.
Ben F. • August 19, 2011Baron von Steuben was a German-Prussian General who served w George Washington in the Revolutionary War. He's credited with teaching the Continental Army the essentials of military drill & discipline.
DC Preservation League • July 26, 2011The standing bronze statue is raised on a tall granite pedestal with bronze relief panels depicting two of Webster's speeches. The sculptor was Gaetano Trentanove; the architect is unknown.
Javlon T. • April 4, 2018Major General George Henry Thomas, also known as the Thomas Circle Monument, is an equestrian sculpture in Washington, D.C. that honors Civil War general George Henry Thomas.
Ben F. • July 11, 2012Presbyterian minister and a signatory of the Declaration of Independence, he was the only active clergyman and the only college president (College of New Jersey, now Princeton) to sign the document.
DC Preservation League • July 29, 2011The memorial to the English statesman. The bronze standing figure on a granite base is a copy of the original in Bristol, England. Work of sculptor J. Harvard Thomas and architect Horace Peaslee.
Ben F. • June 24, 2012Often credited as "The Father of the American Navy" he is recognized as not only the first American commissioned naval officer but also as its first flag officer.
Ben F. • July 24, 2012He's got a bridge named after him in New York City connecting Greenpoint, Brooklyn and Maspeth, Queens. True story, it even makes an appearance in the funeral scene of the movie "The Godfather."
IWalked Audio Tours • September 26, 2012Lafayette originally faced White House and was placed between it and equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson. White House complained though that it blocked view of Jackson. Full site history here<LINK>
DC Preservation League • August 16, 2011Memorial to Comte Jean de Rochambeau, Major General to the Continental Army and commander of French forces in the Revolutionary War. Dedicated in 1922 and work of sculptor J.J. Fernand Hamar.
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