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    Obelisk Statue in Memory of William Fisher 1741-1822, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Watson, designer.
    Neuse Memorial Company, fabricator.
    Title: 
    Obelisk Statue in Memory of William Fisher 1741-1822, (sculpture).
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: diorite; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 97 x 9 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.; Base: approx. H. 30 1/2 x 35 1/2.
    Inscription: 
    (On one side of sculpture:) WILLIAM/FISHER/1741-1822 (Incised on the other side of sculpture:) THIS MEMORIAL/DONATED BY/F. W. FISHER/DESCENDANT OF/WILLIAM FISHER (Incised on base, middle:) WILLIAM FISHER/MEMBER OF NORTH CAROLINA MILITIA IN/THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, MEMBER N.C./LEGISLATURE 1799 AND 1802, OWNER/OF OCEAN SHIPPING; LENDER OF MONEY,/WAS MARRIED TO CHARITY PACQUINET/BURIED IN BEAUFORT CEMETERY. (Incised on base, lower:) THE SITE OF MOREHEAD CITY KNOWN AS/SHEPARDS POINT WAS WILLED TO HIS/DAUGHTER SARAH AND HER HUSBAND THE/REV. BRIDGES ARENDELL unsigned
    Description: 
    An obelisk set atop multitiered base.
    Subject: 
    Homage -- Fisher, William
    Occupation -- Political -- Legislator
    Occupation -- Industry -- Shipping
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Morehead City
    Obelisk
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Carteret County Historical Society, 100 South Wallace Street, Morehead City, North Carolina
    Provenance: 
    Formerly located City Park, 3401 Arendell Street, Morehead City, North Carolina
    Remarks: 
    William Fisher (1741-1822) was a member of North Carolina militia in the Revolutionary War. He was a member of North Carolina Legislature in 1799 and 1802. Sculpture was formerly located on the grounds of city Park. Donated by Primrose Watson Fisher, descendant of William Fisher.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1995.
    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 NC000221
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