Edward W. Lincoln Memorial Gate, (sculpture).

Edward W. Lincoln Memorial Gate, (sculpture).

Anderson, Charles R., sculptor.

Edward W. Lincoln Memorial Gate, (sculpture).

Dedicated 1905.

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Approx. 12 x 21 x 7 ft.

(On left plaque:) ELM PARK/"AS THOUGHT AND WROUGHT"/BY/EDWARD WINSLOW LINCOLN/PARK COMMISSIONER/1870-1996/ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF WORCESTER/1905 (On right plaque:) This section of ELM PARK/containing 27 acres deeded to the CITY of WORCESTER March 17/ and March 20, 1854 by/LEVI LINCOLN AND JOHN HAMMOND/was the FIRST PURCHASE of land for/a public park in the UNITED STATES unsigned

Flanking the entrance to Elm Park are two large fieldstone pillars, each with a low wall and bench.

Homage -- Lincoln, Edward Winslow

Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Worcester

Administered by City of Worcester, Parks, Recreation, and Cemetery Department, 125 Green Hill Parkway, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605

Located Elm Park, Russell Street, Worcester, Massachusetts

The entrance gate was installed to honor Worcester's first park commissioner, Edward Winslow Lincoln. IAS files contain a copy of the City of Worcester's Monument Inventory Form dated April 3, 1986.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.

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