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LINCOLN, Abraham: Statue at the D.C. Courthouse in Washington, D.C.
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the sixteenth President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1861 until his assassination. As an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery in the United States, Lincoln won the Republican Party nomination in 1860 and was elected president later that year. During his term, he helped preserve the United States by leading the defeat of the secessionist Confederate States of America in the American Civil War. He introduced measures that resulted in the abolition of slavery, issuing his Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and promoting the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1865. Lincoln closely supervised the victorious war effort, especially the selection of top generals, including Ulysses S. Grant. Source: WikipediaMarble by Lot Flannery (Sculptor), Frank Pilerson (Architect)
Address: D St between 4th & 5th Sts. NWN side of C St between 4th & 5th Nearest Metro: Judiciary Square (Red)
Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 76005971 (dcMem ID #370)
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Sources & Links:
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The Names of Washington D.C. p124
ADC Greater Washington, DC Street Map Book 10
The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington D.C. F8/p229
'Who is That Man Anyway?' on Lincoln
Wikipedia article on Lincoln
History of Judiciary Square including mention of Wyeth's Municipal Center
