The Minute Man statue

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The Minute Man statue is a famous bronze sculpture in Concord, Massachusetts, commemorating the colonial militia who fought in the opening battle of the American Revolutionary War.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf bronze sculpture
outdoor sculpture
war memorial
artistNationality American
associatedWith Lexington and Concord
Patriots' Day commemorations
castingTechnique lost-wax casting
category American Revolutionary War memorials
Bronze sculptures in Massachusetts
Monuments and memorials in Massachusetts
Outdoor sculptures in Massachusetts
commemorates Minutemen of the American Revolutionary War
colonial militia
commemoratesEvent Battle of Concord
opening battles of the American Revolutionary War
commissionedFor centennial of the Battle of Concord
country United States of America
dedicatedBy President Ulysses S. Grant
depicts a colonial farmer-soldier
an armed minuteman leaving his plow
designer Daniel Chester French
featuredOn Massachusetts state quarter (1999)
United States 1925 Lexington–Concord commemorative half dollar
fundedBy United States government
hasCoordinateRegion Middlesex County, Massachusetts
hasReplicaOn Massachusetts state quarter reverse
height about 7 feet
heritageDesignation contributing property to Minute Man National Historical Park
inscriptionIncludesLine “And fired the shot heard round the world.”
“By the rude bridge that arched the flood”
“Here once the embattled farmers stood”
inscriptionSource “The Concord Hymn” by Ralph Waldo Emerson
locatedInPark Minute Man National Historical Park
locatedNear North Bridge, Concord
location Concord, Massachusetts
material bronze
ownedBy National Park Service
sculptor Daniel Chester French
style realist sculpture
subjectOf tourism in Concord, Massachusetts
symbolizes American patriotism
citizen-soldier tradition
readiness to defend liberty
unveiledOn April 19, 1875
unveiledOnAnniversaryOf 100th anniversary of the Battle of Concord
yearCompleted 1874

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Minute Man National Historical Park ("Minute Man statue by Daniel Chester French")
North Bridge ("Minute Man statue")
hasMonument
North Bridge monument in Concord
hasNearbyAttraction
Old North Bridge ("Minute Man statue")
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