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Berge, Edward,
Grove Lime Company,
Portrait male -- Braddock, Edward
Portrait male -- Washington, George
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Ethnic -- British
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Braddock Heights
Relief
Sculpture
Braddock-Washington Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Berge, Edward, 1876-1924, sculptor.
Grove Lime Company, contractor.
Title:
Braddock-Washington Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Braddock Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated June 14, 1924. Relocated 1952.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Relief: bronze; Base: stone.
Inscription:
E. Berge (On relief, bottom:) THIS BOULDER MARKS THE NATIONAL/TRAIL OVER WHICH TRAVELED GEN/EDWARD BRADDOCK AND
LIEUTENANT
/COLONEL GEORGE WASHINGTON 1755/ERECTED BY THE FREDERICK CHAPTER/DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1924. signed
Description:
Relief sculpture affixed to a boulder depicts General Edward Braddock and his aide,
Lieutenant
Colonel
George Washington on a site near this marker in 1755. A third man kneels behind Braddock. All are wearing
military
uniforms. Washington is seen in profile on the left, drinking from a spring.
Subject:
Portrait male
--
Braddock, Edward
--
Full length
Portrait male
--
Washington, George
--
Full length
Occupation
--
Military
--
General
Occupation
--
Military
--
Lieutenant
Colonel
Dress
--
Uniform
--
Military
Uniform
Ethnic
--
British
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Maryland
--
Braddock Heights
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Daughters of the American Revolution, Frederick Chapter, 27 Fulton Avenue, P. O. Box 335, Walkersville, Maryland 21793
Located Alternate Route 40, Braddock Heights, Maryland
Remarks:
The memorial was proposed in 1913 and the Frederick Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution sponsored lectures and card parties,and purchased a Liberty bond, eventually raising $754.54, for the erection of the memorial. The boulder from Braddock Mountain was placed by the Grove Lime Company. In 1952, the piece was moved because of road construction and so it would be closer to the spring from which Braddock and Washington drank. The sculpture had been vandalized in the past. For related reading, see the News-Post (Frederick, MD) June 14, 1924.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS MD000508
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