Abraham Lincoln Statue and Park in Clermont, Iowa

Abraham Lincoln Statue and Park in Clermont, Iowa

This historic memorial features a statue of Abraham Lincoln dedicated to Civil War veterans.

The Abraham Lincoln Statue and Park is a historic property located in Clermont, Iowa, United States. The statue was erected in 1902 and the property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

The statue is a duplicate of a statue of Lincoln that was erected in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is also referred to as the Bissell Statue after the artist who created it, George Edwin Bissell.

The statue was dedicated on June 19, 1903. The inscription on the granite base reads: "Erected in 1902 in memory of soldiers and sailors of the Civil War, 1861-1865."

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