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Washington Monument/Flagpole on Hennepin Avenue (#229)
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by Chris Gregerson
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copyright © 2000 Chris Gregerson.
Available format: 1.2 megapixel (1280 x 960 total resolution)
picture date: 2000-04-08
picture date: 2000-04-08
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description
You are looking north from Hennepin Avenue near 2nd Avenue. The new Federal Reserve Bank can be seen across the street on the right. In the foreground is the George Washington flagpole. It was originally part of a downtown Park that stood here, called gateway park. The park was removed but this flagpole remains. The text on it reads:
"Presented to the City of Minneapolis as a monument to George Washington
By the Monument Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution July Fourth 1917"
"Presented to the City of Minneapolis as a monument to George Washington
By the Monument Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution July Fourth 1917"
links
- 1973 National Archives and Records Administration Aerial Photo of Downtown Looking South Down Nicollet and Hennepin
- Minneapolis:Past and Present section on the Gateway district
- 1917 Photo of the dedication of flagpole, Gateway Park(Nicollet and Hennepin)
This flagpole is all that remains of gateway park, which was removed during urban renewal.
comments
Anonymous -- 2005-02-12
The sculptor of the flag post was named Chester French
DL The Towers -- 2005-02-27
Daniel Chester French is full name.
Flagpole originally had 4 eagles and a surrounding bench.