Admiral David G. Farragut

Admiral David G. Farragut
Artist Vinnie Ream
Year 1881
Type Bronze
Dimensions 300 cm × 91 cm × 91 cm (10 ft × 3 ft × 3 ft)
Location Washington, D.C.
Owner National Park Service

Admiral David G. Farragut is a bronze statue, by Vinnie Ream.[1]

It is located at Farragut Square, N.W. Washington D.C. It was sponsored by an act of Congress, authorizing $20,000 on April 16, 1872. Vinnie (Ream) Hoxie was selected based on her Lincoln statue the prior year.[2] It was dedicated April 25, 1881, by President and Mrs. James A. Garfield.[3][4]

The statue is a contributing monument to the Civil War Monuments in Washington, DC, of the National Register of Historic Places.

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