Francis Asbury Memorial

Francis Asbury Memorial

NPS / Claire Hassler

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Francis Asbury (1745-1816) was a traveling preacher in colonial America, and one of the first two bishops appointed to the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was known as the "Prophet of the Long Road." In the District of Columbia, he established Georgetown's Foundry Church. The statue was erected by the Francis Asbury Memorial Association. It was approved by an Act of Congress (40 Stat 1213) on February 29, 1919.

This memorial was built to honor his promotion of patriotism, education, morality, and religion in the American Republic.

Cost: $50,000

Dedicated: October 15, 1924
 

Sculptor: Augustus Lukeman

Memorial Desription

The statue is made of bronze and is of a man on a horse. It is 10' 6" tall. The sculpture is on a marble pedestal.

Inscriptions

front
FRANCIS ASBURY
1745-1816
PIONEER
METHODIST BISHOP
IN AMERICA
back
THE PROPHET
OF THE LONG ROAD
Side, east
HIS CONTINUOUS JOURNEYING THROUGH CITIES
VILLAGES AND SETTLEMENTS FROM 1771 TO 1816
GREATLY PROMOTED PATRIOTISM EDUCATION MORALITY
AND RELIGION IN THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC - Act of Congress
Side, west
IF YOU SEEK FOR THE RESULTS OF HIS LABOR
YOU WILL FIND THEM
IN OUR CHRISTIAN CIVILAZATION