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Price Park
Price Park is a small city park in Keytesville, Chariton County, Missouri. Origin From the late nineteenth century, the city block that became Price Park was the site of the Chariton County jail. In 1906–07, a new jail was built a short distance away, and the old jail was destroyed and the property sold by the county government. The park plat—circa —was eventually purchased by a group of "progressive women", who conveyed it to the local chapter of the United Confederate Veterans, who in turn, in 1915, transferred title to the city of Keytesville. By that time, a bandstand had been built on the property, but the area was still encumbered with tree stumps, old concrete, and other debris. Statue of Sterling Price In 1911, a campaign by Missouri state representative John D. Taylor (1883–1943), acting at the behest of the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) and other locally prominent women, resulted in a state appropriation of $5,000 to ere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statue Of Sterling Price, Keytesville, Missouri
A statue is a free-standing sculpture in which the realistic, full-length figures of persons or animals are carved or Casting (metalworking), cast in a durable material such as wood, metal or stone. Typical statues are life-sized or close to life-size; a sculpture that represents persons or animals in full figure but that is small enough to lift and carry is a statuette or figurine, whilst one more than twice life-size is a colossal statue. Statues have been produced in many cultures from prehistory to the present; the oldest-known statue dating to about 30,000 years ago. Statues represent many different people and animals, real and mythical. Many statues are placed in public places as public art. The world's tallest statue, ''Statue of Unity'', is tall and is located near the Narmada dam in Gujarat, India. Color Ancient statues often show the bare surface of the material of which they are made. For example, many people associate Greek classical art with white marble sculptu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
