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The Minute Man, Concord

  • Type: Sculpture

  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Object


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Timeline

Y/M/D Association Description Place Locale Food Event
1873/00/00 Daniel Chester French Sculptor Daniel C French receives a commission for the Concord Minuteman statue. His compensation for sculpture, other than the mere expense of construction, is up to the free will of the town. Hubbard-French District Concord, MA
1874/00/00 Daniel Chester French Sculptor By September, The Minute Man statue is completed by Daniel French and a plaster version of the clay statue is sent to Ames Manufacturing Works in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Hubbard-French District Concord, MA
1875/04/19 Daniel Chester French Sculptor The "Minute Man" statue by Daniel Chester French is unveiled at the Centennial celebration of the Battle of Concord. The statue is located just west of the Old North Bridge. Old North Bridge Concord, MA
1875/04/19 A time capsule in the base of statue includes Lemuel Shattuck's book History of Concord, an Account of the Fight from the Diary of Rev William Emerson, 1874 Town Report, photos of Daniel French and statue, 1755 and 1874 maps of Concord, coins and stamps. Old North Bridge Concord, MA
1876/00/00 Daniel Chester French Sculptor The town of Concord pays Daniel French $1,000 for "The Minute Man". Disappointed. French is disillusioned by the "loss of faith in the righteousness of the people than the actual loss of the money expected." - DCF Old North Bridge Concord, MA

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Particulars for The Minute Man, Concord:
Sight Category Object
Art Type Sculpture
Historic Use Work of Art




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