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Lincoln Memorial and Lincoln Birthplace Ties Highlight 1923 Tribute
A Washington memorial tribute marks Lincoln birthday with reflections on the Lincoln Memorial completed in 1923 and its symbolism. The article traces the memorial's creation from congressional authorization in 1911 to its central hall statue by Daniel Chester French, Doric colonnade, and 48 state representations, and compares Lincoln’s legacy to Lincoln Cathedral in England, noting Lincoln family roots and transatlantic ties in shaping American and British conceptions of liberty.
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John Dickinson Sherman
Incoln’s. Memorial
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
Capitol
Lincoln Monument
Arlington
Lincoln’s Memorial
Lincoln
Congress
Henry Bacon
New York
Colorado
Daniel Chester French
United States
America
Harding
Lincoln Memorial Commission
William Howard Taft
Republic
Union
Democracy
Massachusetts
England
Lincolns
Benjamin Lincoln
Lord Cornwallis
Yorktown
Enoch Lincoln
Maine
Levi Lincoln
New England
Crey
Lincoln Cathedral
Tom of
Lindum Colonia
Britain
Boston
Earth
Elihu Root
Saint-Gaudens
Chatham
Burke
Franklin
Atlantic
Pacific