North Downtown in Charlottesville, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Meriwether Lewis
1774-1809
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, March 21, 2010
1. Meriwether Lewis Marker
Private Secretary to President Thomas Jefferson
Co-leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Governor of the Louisiana Territory
To Commemorate placement of his
Bust in the Old Hall of the House
Of Delegates, Richmond VA
August 18, 2008
“Of courage undaunted; possessing a firmness and perseverance of purpose which nothing but impossibilities could divert from its direction, careful as a father of those committed to his charge, yet steady in the maintenance of order and discipline; honest, disinterested, liberal of sound understanding, and a fidelity to truth so scrupulous that whatever he should report would be as certain as if seen by ourselves.. ”
Thomas Jefferson
Erected 2009.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. A significant historical date for this entry is August 19, 2008.
Location. 38° 1.904′ N, 78° 28.67′ W. Marker is in Charlottesville, Virginia. It is in North Downtown. It is on East High Street. Marker is in Courthouse Square. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charlottesville VA 22902, United
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Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Albemarle County (within shouting distance of this marker); Sales of Enslaved People in Court Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Monticello (within shouting distance of this marker); Albemarle County Court House (within shouting distance of this marker); A Bicentennial Tribute (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Courthouse Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Jefferson Street Buildings (within shouting distance of this marker); Gen. Alexander Archer Vandegrift (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, March 21, 2010
2. In Grateful Recognition of Those Who Made this Project Possible
Dr. Alden Scott Anderson Jr.
An Anonumous Doner
The Locust Hill Graveyard Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Page Henley, Jr.
Patrons
Arnett and Associates -- Premier Speakers
Dominion
William Barker
Colonel and Mrs. Thomas C.McSwain, Jr.
Sponsers
Dr. William Morris Anderson
Charlotte Ward Baldwin
Mr. and Mrs. Howell Lewis Bowen
Chapter III, Colonial Dames of America
Heritage Memorials Inc.
Home Front Chapter, Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundations
Eugene Crosby Gample, Jr. For Crosby & Demetrius
Margaret Mosteller Gamble in Memory of Eugene Crosby Gamble
Family of Catherine Lewis Grasty
The Meriwether Society
Katherine Gamble Rhodes for Sterling, Zachary, Brandon, & Ian
Professor and Mrs. James E. Starrs
Their Family in Memory of Lawson Paul and Rosa Mottley Mosteller
Anne R. Tufts
Family of Annie Laurie Anderson Vanstone
Donors Across America
Sculptor
John A. Lanzalotti, M.D.
2009
Other markers no longer nearby. Thomas Jonathan Jackson (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Albemarle Confederate Monument (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, March 21, 2010
3. Meriwether Lewis Marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, March 21, 2010
4. Meriwether Lewis
This bas-relief represents the bust by John A. Lanzalotti, M.D. placed in the Old Hall of Delegates in Richmond Virginia.
Close-up of image on marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 2, 2015
5. Meriwether Lewis
2008 Statue by John A. Lanzalotti MD
2008 Statue by John A. Lanzalotti MD
In the Virginia State Capitol, Richmond Virginia.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 2, 2015
6. Meriwether Lewis
1774-1809
1774-1809
Co-leader of the Lewis and Clark expedition
Governor of the Louisiana Territory
Presented by
Family and Friends Across America
The Locust Hill Graveyard Heritage FNDN
Home Front Chapter of the L&C Trial Heritage FNDN
John A. Lanzalotti, M.D., Sculptor, 2008
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2020. This page has been viewed 655 times since then and 39 times this year. Last updated on August 15, 2020, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 9, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 5, 6. submitted on August 10, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
