Grant Gore

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Ulysses Simpson Grant

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Artist:	William Ordway Partridge
Dedicated:	April 27, 1896
Location:	Bedford Avenue and Bergen Street
Description:	Equestrian figure on integral plinth on pedestal
Materials:	Bronze, dark Barre granite
Dimensions:	Figure H: 12' W: 18' D: 26'; Pedestal H: 15'2" W: 18'6" D: 34'
Foundry:	M.H. Mosman, Chicopee, MA
Donor:	Union League of Brooklyn
Cast:	1896

Inscription

1) pedestal front: "GRANT"

2) pedestal rear: "PRESENTED / TO THE CITY / BY THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB / OF
BROOKLYN / APRIL 27TH 189"

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