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By Rebecca Maxwell, June 23, 2010 | |
| | | 1. Abraham Lincoln Marker | | |
Inscription. Gutzon Borglum, Sculptor of Mount Rushmore
Born: St. Charles, Idaho 1867
Died: Chicago, Illinois 1941
Copy executed by Irene Deely of Boise, Idaho 2009
"I have tried to give to posterity, in a true, unstudied picture, a glimpse of possibly the best-loved man in our national history, as he might sit alone, unposed...
Gutzon Borglum 1912
Donors:
Statue: Carol MacGregor, PhD, Mary Kinney Abercrombie, Leslie Sellers Garrett, Anita Kay Hardy, Melinda Sander, Adelia Garro Simplot and Linda Yanke.
Grounds and signage: Elizabeth Pursley, Carol MacGregor, PhD and David H. Leroy, Chairman I.A.L.B.C.
Dedicated June 19, 2010
Erected 2010 by Idaho Lincoln Bicentennial Comission.
Location. 43° 36.576′ N, 116° 12.212′ W. Marker is in Boise, Idaho, in Ada County. Marker is on Julia Davis Drive 0.2 miles east of Capital Boulevard, on the left when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is located next to the Idaho Black History Museum. Marker is in this post office area: Boise ID 83702, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Airmail Service (approx. 0.6 miles away); Boise State University (approx. 0.6 miles away); Idaho State Penitentiary (approx. 2.1 miles away); Beaver Dick's Ferry (approx. 6.6 miles away); The Oregon Trail (approx. 6.6 miles away); Diversion Dam (approx. 7.4 miles away); Initial Point (approx. 9.4 miles away); Basque Country (approx. 10.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Boise.| | | | 
By Rebecca Maxwell, June 23, 2010 | |
| | | 2. Abraham Lincoln Marker and Statue | | |
More about this marker. Statue of Abraham Lincoln was dedicated on June 19, 2010 in celebration of Juneteenth. |
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