Newark - Statue of Lincoln Seated in Newark, NJ
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This 1911 sculpture by Gutzon Borglum bronze sculpture depicts Abraham Lincoln seated at one end of a bench. Lincoln is bearded but bare headed, with his stovepipe hat resting on the bench beside the man's hand.
This statue is based on the fact that Lincoln often sat alone on a bench in the White House garden to gather his thoughts during the American Civil War, particularly when there was bad news.
The statue was dedicated by President Theodore Roosevelt on Memorial Day, May 30, 1911. Roosevelt reportedly exclaimed "Why this doesn't look like a monument at all!" which Borglum took as a compliment.
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Statue of Lincoln Seated, Newark, Essex County Courthouse, Gutzon Borglum, U.S. National Register of Historic Places, New Jersey Register of Historic Places, Essex County, Gateway Region, New Jersey, NJ, Jersey, The Garden State
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