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Carrying of the Cable, (sculpture). Artist:  Buyck, Edward Pierre, 1888-1960, sculptor. Title:  Carrying of the Cable, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Sept. 1929. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Stele: granite. Dimensions:  Relief plaque: approx. H. 2 ft. 10 in. x W. 3 ft. 4 in.; Stele: approx. 7 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft. x 16 in. Inscription:  Edward P. Buyck (On plaque above bas-relief, raised lettering:) ROUTE TRAVELED BY THE MEN/WHO CARRIED THE FOUR-TON CABLE/FOR THE SHIP "SUPERIOR" TWENTY MILES/FROM SANDY CREEK BATTLEFIELD/TO SACKETS HARBOR IN JUNE 1814/ERECTED BY NEW YORK STATE SOCIETY N.S.U.S./.DAUGHTERS OF 1812./AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK 1930 signed Description:  A relief plaque set in a rough-hewn granite stele. The bas-relief depicts men (seen in proper right profile) pulling a large ship cable over their shoulders. At the front of the line, bulls pull a cart which holds the cable coil. Subject:  History -- United States -- War of 1812 Figure group -- Male Architecture -- Boat -- Detail Architecture -- Vehicle -- Cart Animal -- Cattle Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Butterville Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Daughters of 1812, New York Located County Route 75, half-way between Butterville & Roberts Corners, Butterville, New York Remarks:  Sculpture marks the trail followed by men who carried the Superior ship cable overland to outwit the British during the War of 1812. It is the third in a series of four sculptures marking their trail. Sculpture was erected by th New York State Society N.S.U.S., the Daughters of 1812, and the State of New York. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY000791   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000791 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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