General Philip Sheridan
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General Philip Sheridan is a bronze sculpture, by Gutzon Borglum
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It was dedicated on November 25, 1908.
It is located at Sheridan Circle
, at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue
, and 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C.
The statue is a contributing monument to the Civil War Monuments in Washington, DC
, of the National Register of Historic Places
.
The inscription reads:
(Proper left of sculpture:)
GUTZON BORGLUM 1908
(Proper right of sculpture near base:)
GORHAM CO FOUNDERS
(Front of base:)
SHERIDAN
Gutzon Borglum
Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum was an American artist and sculptor famous for creating the monumental presidents' heads at Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, the famous carving on Stone Mountain near Atlanta, as well as other public works of art.- Background :The son of Mormon Danish immigrants, Gutzon...
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It was dedicated on November 25, 1908.
It is located at Sheridan Circle
Sheridan Circle
Sheridan Circle is a traffic circle in the Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Embassy Row. It is named for General Philip Sheridan, Union general of the American Civil War and later general of the United States Army...
, at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue
Massachusetts Avenue
Massachusetts Avenue may refer to:* Massachusetts Avenue , Massachusetts, also:** Massachusetts Avenue , a subway station on the MBTA Orange Line...
, and 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
The statue is a contributing monument to the Civil War Monuments in Washington, DC
Civil War Monuments in Washington, DC
Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C. is a group of 18 statues, that are spread out through much of central and northwest Washington, D.C. The statues depict 11 Union generals, and only one Confederate general, Albert Pike, who is depicted as a Mason rather than a military man. Two Union...
, of the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
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The inscription reads:
(Proper left of sculpture:)
GUTZON BORGLUM 1908
(Proper right of sculpture near base:)
GORHAM CO FOUNDERS
(Front of base:)
External links
- http://www.dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0001556.htm
- waymarking
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbell1975/4547004104/