Lincoln Memorial

Standing guard at the western end of The Mall, the Lincoln Memorial honors the memory of Abraham Lincoln who led the country through the Civil War. The statue of Lincoln at its center is 19 feet tall. Interesting to note, it was sculpted by Daniel Ford who opened the first school for the death and he sentimentally positioned Abraham Lincoln’s hands to “sign” A and L. Ford also carved on the back of Lincoln’s head the name of his opponent in battle, R.E. Lee. The 36 columns represent the states in the Union at the time of Lincoln’s death. Murals depict scenes from his life and inscriptions from the Gettysburg Address and Lincoln’s second inaugural address are etched in marble. Challenge your kids or friends to find the typo—“Future” was wrongly carved as “Euture”, but, after-the-fact, too costly to redo!