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The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is a monument in Washington Square Park in Rochester, New York. Designed by Leonard Wells Volk, [1] it was erected in 1892. [2] At the top of the 42-foot monument stands a bronze figure of Abraham Lincoln astride a granite shaft. [3] [4] Four bronze figures symbolize the infantry, cavalry, marines, and ...
In 1892, U.S. President Benjamin Harrison spoke at the dedication of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, without mentioning slavery, despite Frederick Douglass's presence next to the podium. [ 5 ] Austin Steward wrote in his Twenty-Two Years a Slave, and Forty Years a Freeman that numerous Black Americans celebrated the end of slavery in New ...
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This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Rochester, New York, United States.The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below) may be seen in an online map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates".
The final decision was to erect it by the New York Central train station. [10] The initial unveiling was scheduled for September 14, 1898, but the organizers learned on September 12 that the statue was not ready. Regardless, almost 3,000 people gathered on September 14 to observe a ceremony in which the monument was formally turned over to the ...
Union (American Civil War) monuments and memorials in New York (state) (10 P) Pages in category "Monuments and memorials in New York (state)" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total.
African American Civil War Soldiers: Boston Common,Boston, MA: Augustus Saint-Gaudens: 1897 [1] Statue of Frederick Douglass: Frederick Douglass: Frederick Douglass Memorial Square, Rochester, NY. Sidney W. Edwards: 1899 Douglass & family lived in Rochester 25 years, he's buried in Rochester. Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort: Colored soldiers