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DUPONT, Samuel Francis: Memorial Fountain in Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C.
by Daniel Chester French
Marble by Daniel Chester French
Address: Massachusetts Ave. & 19th St NW Nearest Metro: Dupont Circle (Red)
Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 77002693 (dcMem ID #1621)
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SAMUEL FRANCIS DUPONT UNITED STATES NAVY 1803 - 1865
THIS MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN REPLACES A STATUE ERECTED BY THE CONGRESS
OF THE UNITED STATES IN RECOGNITION OF HIS DISTINGUISHED SERVICES
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The Sea
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The Wind
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The Goddess of the Stars
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This is the original statue which is now located at the entrance to Rockford Park in Wilmington, Delaware.
It was removed from Dupont circle & replaced by the fountain in 1920.
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SAMUEL FRANCIS DU PONT
MDCCCII - MDCCCLXV
REAR ADMIRAL
UNITED STATES NAVY
THIS STATUE WAS ERECTED
BY THE CONGRESS
OF THE UNITED STATES
IN RECOGNITION OF HIS
DISTINGUISHED SERVICES
ORIGINALLY PLACED IN
DU PONT CIRCLE
WASHINGTON D.C.
IT WAS REMOVED
TO THIS SITE
A.D. MCMXX
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The Names of Washington D.C. (p39)
The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington D.C. (H16/p291)
'Who is That Man Anyway?' on Dupont (71)
J Reid's website
Wikipedia article on duPont
