MO Saint Louis – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:12:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Nathanial, Lyon https://equestrianstatue.org/lyon-nathanial/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:22:59 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/lyon-nathanial/ From ‘The contested memories of general Natahniel Lyon in St. Louis’, by Nick Sacco ” Union Civil War veterans in the city who were active in the Grand Army of the Republic began calling for a monument honoring General Lyon in 1927. Over the next two years they raised 15,000 dollars and hired the Swiss-born … Continue reading "Nathanial, Lyon"

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]]> Louis IX https://equestrianstatue.org/louis-ix-2/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1635 During the 1904 World’s Fair, a plaster statue of Louis IX, sculpted by Charles Henry Niehaus, was erected near the park’s entrance. After the fair, the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company decided to present a bronze version of the sculpture to the City of St Louis. W. R. Hodges, whose bid was considerably lower than that … Continue reading "Louis IX"

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