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The James A. Garfield Memorial is the final resting place of assassinated President James A. Garfield, located in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.The memorial, which began construction in October 1885 and was dedicated on May 30, 1890, exhibits a combination of Byzantine, Gothic, and Romanesque Revival architectural styles.
The granite came from the Standard Granite Quarries Co. quarry [20] near Barre, Vermont, [18] and was cut by Barclay Bros. [20] [19] Forty railroad cars were required to haul it to Cleveland. [19] The order was so large and important to the Barre granite industry that quarry owner William Barclay traveled to Cleveland in late 1898 to consult ...
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The Tri-States Monument (also known as Tri-State Rock) is a granite monument that marks the tripoint of the state boundaries of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.It is at the northwestern end of the boundary between New Jersey and New York, the northern end of the boundary between New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and the eastern end of the boundary between New York and Pennsylvania.
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [1]
40-foot high granite Preservation of the Union Monument (1892), in Bath National Cemetery. Memorial in Nondaga Cemetery, erected by Custer Post 81 in 1916 in observance of Memorial Day. Buffalo: Soldiers and Sailors Monument dedicated in Lafayette Square in 1884. By 1889, the monument began to list and was reconstructed. [67] New York City:
Liberty Supported by the Law (1910, granite), East Pediment sculpture group. [13] Wisconsin State Resources (1917, granite), West Pediment sculpture group. [14] 4 sculpture groups (1912): Knowledge, Strength, Faith, Prosperity and Abundance, around base of dome. Prudential Lions, originally for the Prudential Headquarters, in Newark, New Jersey.
The sculpture depicts Washington in winter, wearing a uniform with a mantle and tricorner hat.The sculptor signed it: F.G.R. Roth. The statue measures approximately 12 feet (3.7 m) high x 4 feet 7 inches (1.40 m) wide x 10 feet (3.0 m) long and is on a granite base that measures approximately 5 feet (1.5 m) high x 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) wide x 11 feet (3.4 m) long.