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Illinois Centennial Memorial Column rests in the center of the square named for American Civil War General John A. Logan.. Illinois Centennial Memorial Column, Logan Square Monument or Illinois Centennial Monument is a public monument in the Logan Square community area and the Chicago Landmark and National Register of Historic Places-listed Logan Square Boulevards Historic District.
An additional sculpture in the memorial was designed by Frederick Hibbard, who would later design an equestrian statue of Grant in the park. [4] Construction began in mid-1906 and was completed by October of that year. [3] The total cost for the memorial, paid for by the state of Illinois, was $194,423.92. [4]
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Installed in Chicago's Grant Park, in the U.S. state of Illinois, the statue and pedestal sit atop a memorial mound, with a ceremonial stairway leading to the summit. The statue was a notable meeting location for anti-Vietnam War protests in the 1960s, including during the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
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