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    		• McDonnell and Sons,
     
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    		• Geckler, George,
     
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    		• Rackle, George,
     
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    		• Mahoney, John H.,
     
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    		• Evans Brothers,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Harrison, William Henry
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Dress -- Uniform
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Tippecanoe
     
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    Battle of Tippecanoe Monument with Statue of William Henry Harrison, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    McDonnell and Sons, contractor.
    Geckler, George, contractor.
    Rackle, George, contractor.
    Mahoney, John H., 1855-1919, sculptor.
    Evans Brothers, contractor.
    Title: 
    Battle of Tippecanoe Monument with Statue of William Henry Harrison, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated Nov. 7, 1908.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: white Barre granite and Montello red granite; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Overall: approx. 90 x 35 x 35 ft.; Harrison: approx. 7 1/2 x 3 x 2 ft.; Figure's base: approx. 2 x 8 x 2 ft.; (447 tons).
    Inscription: 
    (Plaque on front, east, side of base:) ERECTED JOINTLY BY/THE NATION AND THE/STATE,/IN MEMORY OF THE HEROES WHO/LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE/BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE/NOVEMBER 7, 1811./THIS MONUMENT COMPLETED AND DEDICATED/NOVEMBER 7, 1908. (On west side of base:) Officers killed (list of nine officers' names and ranks) Honorable John Tipton who fought in this battle donated these grounds to the state of Indiana November 7, 1836. (On north of base:) American forces. Men engaged, 910. General Wm. Henry Harrison commanding attacked at 4,00 o'clock A.M. Indian forces led by Prophet. Number engaged about the same as Americans. Loss; Americans, killed 37. Americans wounded 151. Indian Loss unknown. (On south side of base:) Privates Killed in Action (list of thirty-eight names).
    Description: 
    An obelisk mounted on a multitiered base with two columns flanking its front. Above the columned base and in front of the obelisk on the second tier stands William Henry Harrison, dressed in an early 19th century uniform. He wears a cockade hat, a high-collared, buttoned jacket and an ankle-length cape which he holds at his sides with both hands.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Indian Wars
    Portrait male -- Harrison, William Henry -- Full length
    Occupation -- Military -- General
    Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Tippecanoe
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
    Administered by State of Indiana, Indiana
    Administered by Tippecanoe County, Parks Department, 4449 State Road 43 North, West Lafayette, Indiana 47905
    Located Tippecanoe Battlefield, Tippecanoe, Indiana
    Remarks: 
    Erected jointly by the United States Government and the State of Indiana in memory of those who were killed in the battle of Tippecanoe at a cost of $24,500. The 910 men on the United States side were led by General William Henry Harrison. The idea for the monument originated May 1, 1891 at a meeting of the Grand Army Posts of Lafayette and Battle Grand. The monument was designed by McDonell & Son; the concrete foundation constructed by the Evans Brothers. George Rackel & George Geckler, employees of McDonnell & Son oversaw the contract and installation. John H. Mahoney was sculptor. The monument was dedicated on the anniversary of the Battle of Tippecanoe. IAS files contain transcription of names on plaques and copy of article from the Lafayette Daily Courier, Nov. 7, 1908. The newsclipping is also on file at the Tippicanoe County Historical Association library. For additional information see Alva O. Reser's "Tippecanoe Battle-field Monument," State of Indiana, 1909; and Alameda McCollough's "Conflict of Cultures," Tippecanoe County Historical Association, 1973.
    References: 
    Monumental News, May, July, Aug. 1908.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IN0015, 1989.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Outdoor Indiana, (Jan/Feb 1993), pg. 12.
    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 IN000542
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