Equestrian statue of Ulysses S. Grant

Equestrian statue of Ulysses S. Grant
The statue in 2023
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39°58′51″N 75°11′52″W / 39.98083°N 75.19778°W / 39.98083; -75.19778
LocationFairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
DesignerDaniel Chester French
Edward Clark Potter
Frank Miles Day & Brother (pedestal)
BuilderBureau Brothers Foundry
Height30 feet (9.1 m)
Beginning date1892[1]
Completion date1899[1]
Dedicated dateApril 27, 1899
Dedicated toUlysses S. Grant

The equestrian statue of Ulysses S. Grant is a public monument in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Located in Fairmount Park, the monument honors Ulysses S. Grant, who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and later as President of the United States. The monument was designed by Daniel Chester French and Edward Clark Potter and consists of an equestrian statue atop a pedestal. The statue was dedicated in 1899.

  1. ^ a b Holzer 2019, p. 323.

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