Lincoln Statue unveiled on D.C. cottage lawn
For the first time in more than 143 years, Abraham Lincoln and his horse were standing yesterday in front of his cottage overlooking the nation's capital.
A 2,500-pound, waxed bronze sculpture of the Kentucky-born president and a standardbred horse was lowered into place on the lawn facing the Gothic Revival house where Lincoln spent the last three summers of the Civil War.
On a sunny but brisk morning, the likeness of the 6-foot-4-inch Lincoln, attired in his trademark stovepipe hat and frock coat, stood looking toward the cottage, one hand resting on his horse's saddle.
With a hint of a smile on his face, the 16th president looked as if he were about to jump up onto his steed for his customary three-mile ride down to the White House.
The sculpture is just the latest of many tributes being unveiled to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth near Hodgenville, Ky., on Feb. 12, 1809.
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A 2,500-pound, waxed bronze sculpture of the Kentucky-born president and a standardbred horse was lowered into place on the lawn facing the Gothic Revival house where Lincoln spent the last three summers of the Civil War.
On a sunny but brisk morning, the likeness of the 6-foot-4-inch Lincoln, attired in his trademark stovepipe hat and frock coat, stood looking toward the cottage, one hand resting on his horse's saddle.
With a hint of a smile on his face, the 16th president looked as if he were about to jump up onto his steed for his customary three-mile ride down to the White House.
The sculpture is just the latest of many tributes being unveiled to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth near Hodgenville, Ky., on Feb. 12, 1809.