Boise in Ada County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)

Abraham Lincoln

Photographed 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 Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 19, 1828.

Location. 43° 36.576′ N, 116° 12.212′ W. Marker is in Boise, Idaho, in Ada County. It is on Julia Davis Drive 0.2 miles east of Capital Boulevard, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located next to the Idaho Black History Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boise ID 83702, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Idaho’s Snake River Plain.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Story of Julia & Tom Davis (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sacajawea and Pomp (about 600 feet away); The Boise Gallery of Art (approx. 0.2 miles away); The WPA (Works Project Administration) (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wilson Price Hunt Expedition (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tom and Julia Davis Homesite (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Log Cabin (approx. 0.2 miles away); McClelland Ferry (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boise.

More about this marker. Statue of Abraham Lincoln was dedicated on June 19, 2010 in celebration of Juneteenth.

Abraham Lincoln Marker and Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rebecca Maxwell, June 23, 2010

2. Abraham Lincoln Marker and Statue

Abraham Lincoln Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rebecca Maxwell, June 19, 2010

3. Abraham Lincoln Statue

Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2010, by Rebecca Maxwell of Boise, Idaho. This page has been viewed 2,474 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 24, 2010, by Rebecca Maxwell of Boise, Idaho. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.