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Gateway Park Flagpole

George Washington
Westmoreland County, Virginia 1732 - Mount Vernon, Virginia 1799
First president of the United States, 1789-1797
(Wikipedia)

John Karl Daniels
1917

Description

Flagpole with granite foot. On this foot a relief portrait of Washington.

Inscription(s)

Under the portrait:

GEORGE WASHINGTON

On the other sides:

he built his monument
in our hearts, he united
us under one flag

vindicate our rights
with firmness and
cultivate peace with
sincerety

presented to the city of
minneapolis
as a tribute to
george washington

by the monument chapter of the
daughters of the american
revolution - july the fourth, ad 1917

Sculptor

John Karl Daniels (Norway 1875 - Minneapolis 1978), American sculptor from Minnesota (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Daughters of the Revolution, Monument Chapter, Minneapolis Monuments.
E-mail Einar Einarsson Kvaran, 6 Oct 2021.
Harris, Moira, Monumental Minnesota: A Guide to Outdoor Sculpture, Pogo Press Inc., 1992 p. 124

Locatie (N 44°59'0" - W 93°16'0") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: usmn49; Photograph: 24 October 2010 / updated: 27 October 2021
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