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E Platte Avenue / N Nevada Street

General William Jackson Palmer

Leipsic, Delaware 1836 - Colorado Springs 1909
American civil engineer, soldier, industrialist, and philanthropist
(Wikipedia)

Nathan Dumont Potter
1929

Colorado Springs / General William Jackson Palmer

Description

Bronze equestrian statue.

Inscription(s)

On both sides identical text

general
WILLIAM JACKSON PALMER
founder of the city
of colorado springs
1871

Sculptor

Nathan Dumont Potter, American sculptor.

Sources & Information

Kees van Tilburg, From Marcus Aurelius to Kim Jong-il: The story of equestrian statues throughout the ages (Amstelveen, 2017). – see also the Equestrian statue website.

Location (N 38°50'17" - W 104°49'17")

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Item Code: usco19; Photograph: 17 October 2010
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