State of Kentucky Monument (Gettysburg)
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Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania
Location: National Cemetery, just East of the Soldiers' National Monument
Map Coordinates: +39° 49' 10.92", -77° 13' 51.96"
Monument Text
- "Kentucky honors her son, Abraham Lincoln, who delivered his immortal address at the site now marked by the Soldiers' Monument."
The monument also reproduces the text of the Address and bears the Seal of the State of Kentucky.
Monument Details
Artist: Unknown
Dedicated: November 1975
Dimensions: Sculpture: 3 ft. 6 in. x 55 in. x 31 in.; Base: 4 x 67 x 39 in.
Description: Rectangular marble marker with sloping front bears three bronze tablets with a facsimile of the Bliss/Bancroft copy of the Gettysburg Address. A State Seal relief appears on the lower front face below the center tablet.
