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1966
GUSN-169756
The statue of Daniel Webster at the foot of the State house stands proudly overlooking Boston Common. Eight feet tall, cast in bronze and occupying a 10-foot pedestal, it is a monument to one of the most popular and enduring figures in Massachusetts history. But the journey from the idea to finished product was a long one, and its story involves sunken ships, a debate over where the monument should be placed and what some critics thought was one very ugly statue.
Article ID 135
SC001
Old-Time New England
SC001.1966.056.203.002
The statue of Daniel Webster at the foot of the State house stands proudly overlooking Boston Common. Eight feet tall, cast in bronze and occupying a 10-foot pedestal, it is a monument to one of the most popular and enduring figures in Massachusetts history. But the journey from the idea to finished product was a long one, and its story involves sunken ships, a debate over where the monument should be placed and what some critics thought was one very ugly statue.
Volume 56, Number 203 (Winter, 1966)
Frederic Alan Sharf (Author)
(1966). Old Time New England. Boston, Mass.: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.
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Boston, Mass.
Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities
Old Time New England
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