Prospect Park in Brooklyn in Kings County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Abraham Lincoln
USA
Erected 1869 by Citizens of the City of Brooklyn.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 40° 39.502′ N, 73° 57.897′ W. Memorial is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Prospect Park. It is on Concert east of East Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Brooklyn NY 11226, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, the Western Hemisphere, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Beethoven (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Moore (within shouting distance of this marker); Mozart (within shouting distance of this marker); Carl Maria von Weber (within shouting distance of this marker); Prospect Park War Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lincoln Road
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Also see . . . NYC Parks profile for the Abraham Lincoln memorial statue in Prospect Park, Brooklyn.
This sculpture of Lincoln was dedicated on October 21, 1869, and sponsored by local citizens in a campaign organized by the War Fund Committee of Brooklyn. It is quite similar to a sculpture of Lincoln in Union Square, also by Henry Kirke Brown, finished a year before Brooklyns version, but not dedicated until a year afterwards. This statue thus became the first statue of Lincoln erected in the Union.(Submitted on August 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Additional commentary.
1. About the statue
Even though Abraham Lincoln did not directly fight in the U.S. Civil War, this memorial's intent is to serve as a war memorial. Funding was raised by the War Fund Committee of Brooklyn.
— Submitted August 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 208 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
