James Oglethorpe Monument
.jpg) James Oglethorpe Monument (2015) | |
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| 32°4′32.7″N 81°5′35.4″W / 32.075750°N 81.093167°W | |
| Location | Chippewa Square, Savannah, Georgia, United States |
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| Designer | Daniel Chester French Henry Bacon (pedestal) |
| Material | Bronze Granite |
| Height | 9 feet (2.7 m) (statue only) |
| Dedicated date | November 23, 1910 |
| Dedicated to | James Oglethorpe |
The James Oglethorpe Monument is a public
government funding for the monument. The monument consists of a bronze statue of Oglethorpe, designed by Daniel Chester French, atop a large granite pedestal designed by Henry Bacon
. It was dedicated in 1910, in a ceremony that attracted several thousand spectators and was attended by several notable government officials.
History
Background
Georgia Trustees.[1] In November of that year, Oglethorpe and a group of over a hundred people set sail from England to colonize the new province, and on February 12, 1733, these settlers established the city of Savannah, Georgia, at Yamacraw Bluff on the Savannah River. Oglethorpe was directly involved in the colony's growth over the next several years, and he led the colony's defenses during the War of Jenkins' Ear against the Spanish Empire, which began in 1739. In 1742, forces under Oglethorpe's command successfully repelled the Spanish invasion of Georgia, and the following year, Oglethorpe led an unsuccessful attack on the Spanish settlement of St. Augustine. Following this, Oglethorpe was called to return to England, where he eventually died in 1785.[2]
Erection
On May 18, 1901, the Oglethorpe Monument Association was granted a charter by the
Society of Colonial Wars. The association held its first meeting on November 28, 1902, and by 1905, it had raised approximately $5,000.[3]
That summer, the president of the Colonial Dames urged state representatives from Chatham County to secure aid for the monument from the
state property.[4] The state government appropriated the $15,000 allocation in half increments between 1907 and 1908.[6]
Following the resolution's passage, the governor assembled a commission of seven people to oversee the project.Confederate Monument (now the Civil War Memorial) in Forsyth Park.[12]
Dedication
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The monument was unveiled on November 23, 1910.chairman of the commission led Brown and J. J. Wilder, the president of the Society of Colonial Dames of America, to the monument, where the two of them removed the flags and officially unveiled the monument.[16]
On the next day,
Georgia historical marker near the monument, describing its history.[1]
Design
The statue of Oglethorpe is made of
tricorn hat. Additionally, he is wearing a wig similar to one he is depicted as having worn.[7] Oglethorpe holds a sword in his hand, and a palmetto frond is next to his feet. The statue faces towards the south, which, according to the Georgia Historical Society, symbolizes "the threat of Spain’s imperial ambitions to the young colony."[1]
The
Historic American Buildings Survey
picture of the monumentErected by
The State of Georgia
The City of Savannah,
And the Patriotic
Societies of the State
To the Memory of
The Great Soldier
Eminent Statesman, and
Famous Philanthropist,
General James Edward Oglethorpe who in
This City on the 12th
Day of February
A. D. 1733 Founded and
Established the
Colony of Georgia
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Georgia Historical Society 2014a.
- ^ Jackson 2003.
- ^ a b Georgia Historical Society 1911, p. 5.
- ^ a b Georgia Historical Society 1911, pp. 5–6.
- ^ Georgia Historical Society 1911, p. 6.
- ^ Spalding & Jackson III 1989, p. 187.
- ^ a b c d Spalding & Jackson III 1989, p. 188.
- ^ Georgia Historical Society 1911, p. 8.
- ^ a b Georgia Historical Society 1911, p. 9.
- ^ Knight 1917, p. 1105.
- ^ a b Knight 1913, p. 53.
- ^ Komanecky 2020.
- ^ a b Georgia Historical Society 1911, p. 17.
- ^ a b Georgia Historical Society 1911, p. 18.
- ^ Georgia Historical Society 1911, p. 22.
- ^ a b c d Georgia Historical Society 1911, p. 37.
- ^ Griner 2017.
- ^ Garbin 2008, p. 15.
- ^ Georgia Historical Society 1911, p. 38.
Bibliography
- Carlisle, Rodney; Carlisle, Loretta (2019). Savannah in History: A Guide to More Than 75 Sites in Historical Context. ISBN 978-1-68334-028-7 – via Google Books.
- Garbin, Patrick (2008). About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. ISBN 978-0-8108-6040-7 – via Google Books.
- "A History of the Erection and Dedication of the Monument to General James Edward Oglethorpe". Collections of the Georgia Historical Society. VII (II). Georgia Historical Society: 1–53. 1911 – via Google Books.
- "James Edward Oglethorpe (1696-1785)". Georgia Historical Society. June 16, 2014a. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- "Landing of Oglethorpe and the Colonists". Georgia Historical Society. June 16, 2014b. Archived from the original on July 29, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- Griner, Ken (November 10, 2017). "UGA's handler remembers chomp on the plains". WTOC-TV. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- Jackson, Edwin L. (December 2, 2003). "James Oglethorpe (1696-1785)". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- Knight, Lucian Lamar (1913). Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials and Legends. Vol. I. Byrd Printing Company – via Google Books.
- Knight, Lucian Lamar (1917). A Standard History of Georgia and Georgians. Vol. II. ISBN 978-5-87666-730-4 – via Google Books.
- Komanecky, DeAnn (June 18, 2020). "Family of Confederate leader offers to purchase vandalized Savannah memorial". Athens Banner-Herald. Gannett. Archived from the original on December 6, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- Spalding, Phinizy; Jackson III, Harvey H., eds. (1989). Oglethorpe in Perspective: Georgia's Founder After Two Hundred Years. ISBN 978-0-8173-5345-2 – via Google Books.
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