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John Eager Howard

 
 
John Eager Howard Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 22, 2024
1. John Eager Howard Memorial
Inscription.
John Eager Howard
1752 - 1827

 
Erected 1909 by Emmanuel Frιmiet, sculptor.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
 
Location. 39° 17.906′ N, 76° 36.943′ W. Memorial is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Mount Vernon. It is at the intersection of East Madison Street and Washington Place, on the right when traveling east on East Madison Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 719 N Charles St, Baltimore MD 21202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. 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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The American Psychoanalytic Association (within shouting distance of this marker); Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Francis Scott Key (within shouting distance of this marker); Asbury House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Welcome to the Washington Monument and Mount Vernon Place (about 300 feet away); Celebrating Culture: The Heart of the City / Contributing to Society: Baltimore's Best Address (about 300 feet away); Washington Monument (about 300 feet away); Contributing to Society: Baltimore's Best Address (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.
 
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The Axe and the Cherry Tree (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Romance of a Romantic (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Roger B. Taney Monument (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); A Monumental Mistake (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed).
 
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This is another war memorial interpreting John Eager Howard
 
Medallions on the back of the equestrian statue image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 22, 2024
2. Medallions on the back of the equestrian statue
Sculptor's signature image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 22, 2024
3. Sculptor's signature
French foundry's imprint image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 22, 2024
4. French foundry's imprint
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 198 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 22, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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