Abraham Lincoln Statue and Park is a historic property located in
Clermont, Iowa,
United States. The statue was erected in 1902, and the property was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
It is also referred to as the Bissell Statue after the artist who created it,
George Edwin Bissell.
The statue is a duplicate of a statue of Lincoln that was erected in
Edinburgh, Scotland
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. The following inscription is on the statue's
granite base: "Erected in 1902 in memory of soldiers and sailors of the Civil War, 1861-1865."
[
The statue was dedicated June 19, 1903.][Baruch, Mildred C. and Ellen J. Beckman, Civil War Union Monuments, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Washington D.C., 1978 p. 48.]
See also
* List of statues of Abraham Lincoln
See also
* List of sculptures of presidents of the United States
* Mount Rushmore
* Presidential memorials in the United States
The presidential memorials in the United States honor the various presidents of the United States and seek to perp ...
* List of sculptures of presidents of the United States
References
1902 establishments in Iowa
1902 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in Iowa
Buildings and structures in Fayette County, Iowa
Monuments and memorials in Iowa
Monuments and memorials on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
National Register of Historic Places in Fayette County, Iowa
Parks on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
Protected areas of Fayette County, Iowa
Statues of Abraham Lincoln in the United States
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