Daniel Chester French created this bronze statue of Georgia founder General James Edward Oglethorpe, which is located in Chippewa Square in Savannah and was unveiled on Nov. 23, 1910. The nine-foot statue stands atop a pedestal on which is carved a portion of the charter of the colony. A lion holding a shield is located on each corner of the base. On these shields are found Oglethorpe's coat of arms and the seals of the colony, the state, and the city of Savannah. New York architect Henry Bacon designed the pedestal and base. A few years later he and French team up to produce the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.

Photo: Ed Jackson

 

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