Bust of Peter Francisco, (sculpture).

Bust of Peter Francisco, (sculpture).

Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.

Bust of Peter Francisco, (sculpture).

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 18 x 16 x 8 in.; Base: approx. 60 x 34 x 34 in.

(On plaque on front of base:) PETER FRANCISCO/ABANDONED ON THE WHARF AT CITY/POINT, NOW HOPEWELL, IN 1765. HE WAS/TAKEN AS A SMALL BOY TO BUCKINGHAM/COUNTY WHERE HE GREW TO GIGANTIC/SIZE. ENLISTING AT 16 HE SERVED/UNDER WASHINGTON WITH DISTINCTION/IN THE NORTH. LATER IN THE SOUTH/HE BECAME A HERO OF THE REVOLUTION/AT SUCH BATTLES AS CAMDEN AND/GUILFORD COURTHOUSE. HIS FEATS OF STRENGTH WERE LEGENDARY AND HE/SERVED VIRGINIA WELL UNTIL HIS/DEATH IN 1831./ERECTED IN HIS MEMORY BY/THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA/AND/THE JAMES RIVER BRANCH, APVA/1973 unsigned

Bronze bust of Peter Francisco. He wears a bow tie and jacket. The bust sits atop a vertical granite base.

Portrait male -- Francisco, Peter -- Bust

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Hopewell

Administered by Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1010 Pecan Lane, Hopewell, Virginia 23860

Located 300 Main Street, Hopewell, Virginia

Francisco was a Revolutionary War hero from Virginia. The sculpture was erected by the City Point Branch (James River) Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. $5,000 was appropriated for the sculpture by the Virginia General Assembly. IAS files contain related information from the document "Monuments, Sculpture and Statues in Hopewell, Va.".

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.

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