Meriwether Lewis and William Clark (sculpture)

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Coordinates: 38°1′50″N 78°28′58″W / 38.03056°N 78.48278°W / 38.03056; -78.48278
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Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark Sculpture, November 2007
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark (sculpture) is located in Virginia
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark (sculpture)
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark (sculpture) is located in the United States
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark (sculpture)
LocationJct. of Ridge and W. Main Sts., and McIntire Rd., Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates38°1′50″N 78°28′58″W / 38.03056°N 78.48278°W / 38.03056; -78.48278
Arealess than one acre
Built1919 (1919)
ArchitectKeck, Charles
Architectural stylebronze sculpture
Part ofWest Main Street Historic District (ID100001641)
MPSFour Monumental Figurative Outdoor Sculptures in Charlottesville MPS
NRHP reference No.97000449[1]
VLR No.104-0273
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 16, 1997
Designated CPSeptember 18, 2017
Designated VLRJune 19, 1996[2]

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark was a historic bronze sculpture of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacagawea located at Charlottesville, Virginia. Known as Their First View of the Pacific, it was sculpted by noted artist Charles Keck (1875-1951), and was the first of four commemorative sculptures commissioned from members of the National Sculpture Society by philanthropist Paul Goodloe McIntire. The sculpture was erected in 1919.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

On July 10, 2021, following the removal of the Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee statues, the city called for an emergency council meeting where it was decided that the statue, along with the George Rogers Clark sculpture, would also be removed that same day.[4] It was removed at the request of descendants of Sacajawea.[5][6]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ "Virginia Historic Resource 104-0273 Their First View of the Pacific (Meriwether Lewis and William Clark Sculpture)". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. November 2018.
  4. ^ Linge, Mary Kay (July 10, 2021). "Statue of Lewis & Clark and Sacagawea toppled in Charlottesville". New York Post. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Sacajawea, Lewis, and Clark statue comes down". July 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "Exploratory Center could become new home for Lewis, Clark and Sacajawea statue". November 19, 2019.

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Media related to Lewis and Clark Memorial (Charlottesville, Virginia) at Wikimedia Commons


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