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''Abraham Lincoln '' is a bronze statue by Randolph Rogers. It is located in Fairmount Park, Kelly Drive at Sedgely Drive, Philadelphia.〔http://www.fpaa.org/child/map_39_rog_lin.html〕 In 1866, $22,000 was raised for a statue, and Randolph Rogers was commissioned. The work was dedicated on September 22, 1871. In 2001, the monument was relocated from a traffic island to the east side of Kelly Drive.〔http://dev.fpaa.org/interactive-art-map/abraham-lincoln〕 The inscription on the pedestal reads: (On plaque, front:) ABRAHAM LINCOLN FROM A GRATEFUL PEOPLE (On plaque, left side:) THAT ALL PERSONS HELD AS SLAVES WITHIN THE STATES IN REBELLION ARE AND HENCE-FORTH SHALL BE FREE (On plaque, on back:) THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE SHALL NOT PERISH FROM THIS EARTH (On plaque, on right:) WITH CHARITY TOWARD ALL WITH FIRMNESS IN THE RIGHT AS GOD GIVES US TO SEE THE RIGHT, LET US FINISH THE WORK WE ARE IN ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abraham Lincoln (Rogers)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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