Drawing
completes fundraising for new Abraham
Lincoln statue
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[November 10, 2014]
LINCOLN
- The Abraham Lincoln Statue Committee held
the final fund raiser Saturday to help fund
the life-sized statue that will be placed on
the grounds of the Logan County Courthouse
in downtown Lincoln. The raffle was for a
child sized carousel horse painted to
resemble Abe Lincoln’s favorite horse, Old
Bob, which he rode while traveling the
central Illinois judicial circuit.
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The
winning raffle ticket was drawn from a top
hat at the National Rent-to-Own Store. Judy
Morrow was the winner.
The mini-horse was painted by Statue
Committee member John Sutton. Sutton kept
the original brown coat and black mane of
Old Bob but added a red, white, and blue
motif to honor President Lincoln.
Sculptor David Seagraves will finish the
Lincoln statue by the end of December, after
which it will be stored at his studio in
Mount Morris until the dedication ceremony
scheduled for next spring. The statue is
life sized, about 6 feet 4 inches tall, and
will be placed on a concrete pedestal that
will be ground level so visitors to Lincoln
can pose next to it and get a sense of Mr.
Lincoln’s height.
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Money from this final fund raiser will be
set aside for maintenance of the statue, to
craft a sign for it, and replace the patina
which has to be done every ten years to keep
the bronze statue from turning green.
Committee member Wanda Lee Rohlfs said that
over $1000 had been raised since the raffle
started last July. The money will also be
used to maintain the Civil War soldier,
located on the northeast corner of the
courthouse square.
[Curt Fox]
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