Union Square in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
George Washington
Erected 1856 by Henry Kirke Brown, sculptor.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 40° 44.122′ N, 73° 59.443′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Union Square. Memorial is on East 14th Street west of Union Square East, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 Union Square E, New York NY 10003, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Union Square Park (here, next to this marker); Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the New York City Pride March (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Square History (within shouting distance of this marker); New York City Garment Workers (within shouting distance of this marker); Mohandas K. Gandhi (within shouting distance of this marker); Lafayette (within shouting distance of this marker); Independence Flagstaff (within shouting distance of this marker); Lincoln Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
Also see . . . NYC Parks Profile about the George Washington Statue. (Submitted on March 11, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
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Additional commentary.
1. About George Washington
This memorial in Union Square has had multiple interpretive panels for it throughout the years. However, the statue serves as a war memorial in its own right since it depicts Washington on Evacuation Day during the American Revolutionary War.
Interpretive signs qualify on their own because they can share different information about the statue as interests change over time, whether about the creation of the statue, how the public has viewed the statue over time, about George Washington as a Revolutionary War hero or as the first President under the current Constitution of the United States.
The statue itself does not divulge these details. It merely depicts an artist's mid-nineteenth century interpretation of George Washington.
— Submitted March 11, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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