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Lincoln Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Jensen, J. Chris, sculptor. Title:  Lincoln Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Oct. 1911. Medium:  Sculpture: stone; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 30 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 3 x 6 x 6 ft. Inscription:  (Plaque on lower front of sculpture, raised:) "A KING OF MEN,/WHOSE CROWN WAS LOVE,/WHOSE THRONE WAS GENTLENESS."/--/THIS MONUMENT/IS TO COMMEMORATE THE VISIT OF/ABRAHAM LINCOLN/TO COUNCIL BLUFFS, AUG. 19, 1859/FROM THIS POINT HE VIEWED/THE EXTENSIVE PANORAMA OF/THE VALLEY OF THE MISSOURI RIVER/AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH/THE LAW OF CONGRESS/ON NOVEMBER 17, 1863/HE SELECTED THIS CITY/AS THE EASTERN TERMINUS OF/THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD/(Symbol)/ERECTED BY COUNCIL BLUFFS CHAPTER/DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION/OCTOBER 1911 unsigned Description:  A shaft with text plaque, topped by a cannonball, sits atop a multitiered base with an inscribed plaque. Subject:  Homage -- Lincoln, Abraham Occupation -- Industry -- Railroad Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs Obelisk Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Council Bluffs, Parks Department, 209 Pearl Street, Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503 Located Oakland & Lafayette Avenues, Council Bluffs, Iowa Remarks:  Erected by the Council Bluffs chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Commemorates the visit of Abraham Lincoln to Council Bluffs in 1859. On November 17, 1863, Lincoln selected the city as the eastern terminus of the Union Pacific Railroad. IAS files contain a a copy of The Union Pacific Magazine, (June 1924). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1995. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IA0042, 1989. Monumental News, Sept. 1910, pg. 642. Illustration:  Image on file. The Union Pacific Magazine, (June 1924): cover. Monumental News, Sept. 1910, pg. 642. 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 IA000041   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IA000041 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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