Last updated: April 4, 2021
Place
Lincoln Memorial: Statue of Lincoln
Carol M. Highsmith
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Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) is depicted by renowned American sculptor Daniel Chester French. Lincoln is seated with the American flag draped behind him, and of bundles of rods under each arm representing the union of the states. This Georgia white marble statue is 19 feet tall and is made of 28 blocks of stone.
Inscriptions
IN THIS TEMPLE
AS IN THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE
FOR WHOM HE SAVED THE UNION
THE MEMORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
IS ENSHRINED FOREVER.