| John Ericsson National Memorial | |
  Location of John Ericsson National Memorial in USA
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| Location: | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Coordinates: | 38°53′12″N 77°3′1″W / 38.88667°N 77.05028°WCoordinates: 38°53′12″N 77°3′1″W / 38.88667°N 77.05028°W |
| Governing body: | National Park Service |
John Ericsson National Memorial, located at Ohio Drive and Independence Avenue, SW, in Washington, D.C., is dedicated to the man who revolutionized naval history with his invention of the screw propeller. The Swedish engineer John Ericsson was also the designer of the USS Monitor, the ship that ensured Union naval supremacy during the American Civil War.
The national memorial was authorized by Congress on August 31, 1916, and dedicated on May 29, 1926 by President Calvin Coolidge and Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden. Congress appropriated $35,000 for the creation of the memorial, and Americans chiefly of Scandinavian descent raised an additional $25,000. Constructed on a site near the Lincoln Memorial between September 1926 and April 1927, the pink Milford granite memorial is 20 feet (6.1 m) high with a 150-foot (46 m) diameter base.
Sculpted by James Earle Fraser, it features a seated figure of Ericsson 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) high, and three standing figures representing "adventure", "labor", and "vision." The national memorial is managed by National Mall and Memorial Parks.
Images
 John Ericcson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial in background. |
 Adventure section of memorial. |
 Closeup of Labor section. |
 Labor section. |
 Vision section of memorial. |
References
External links
- Official NPS website: John Ericsson National Memorial
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