Settlers of the District of Columbia, (sculpture).

Settlers of the District of Columbia, (sculpture).

Mose, Carl C., 1903-1973, sculptor.

Settlers of the District of Columbia, (sculpture).

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H. 2 ft. 6 in. x W. 3 ft. x D. 3 ft.

Ordance Department, U.S. Navy Yard, Washington D.C. 1872

A square granite marker adorned with four small square relief panels symbolizing the early settlers' agricultural endeavors and food sources --a stalk of corn, tobacco leaves, a turkey, and a herring.

Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington

Ellipse Fifteenth Street, N.W. between E Street & Constitution Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia

The memorial honors the eighteen original patentees prior to 1700 whose land grants form the property of the federal city. The memorial was donated by the National society of the Daughters of the American Revolution in April 1936. The cost of the memorial was $1,000.

Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.

Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 137.

Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 137.

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