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In designing the statue, French decided to portray Oglethorpe as a military commander, and he drew on many portraits of Oglethorpe to ensure an accurate portrayal. On May 10, 1909, several commission members appeared before the city government of Savannah and petitioned for $ 15,000 in additional
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committee recommending $ 15,000 to be allocated for the monument's erection. The resolution was voted down and reconsidered several times into the next year in the General Assembly. Finally, on August 13, an amended version of the bill was approved by the House of Representatives, and was
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funding for the monument, having realized shortly before that the cost for the monument could not be covered by then-available funds. The government approved the request and additional funds were raised by the patriotic groups. The total cost of the monument was $ 38,000. In 1910, two
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of the commission led Brown and J. J. Wilder, the president of the Society of Colonial Dames of America, to the monument, where the two of them removed the flags and officially unveiled the monument.
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is next to his feet. The statue faces towards the south, which, according to the Georgia Historical Society, symbolizes "the threat of Spain’s imperial ambitions to the young colony."
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Following the resolution's passage, the governor assembled a commission of seven people to oversee the project. In fall 1906, the commission selected sculptor
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That summer, the president of the Colonial Dames urged state representatives from Chatham County to secure aid for the monument from the
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and stands 9 feet (2.7 m) tall. Oglethorpe is depicted as wearing a contemporary military uniform from the 1700s, including a
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in a field near Chippewa Square as part of further celebrations for the monument. The governors of Georgia and Alabama (where
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honoring Oglethorpe in Savannah. The association was made up of six representatives each from four patriotic groups: The
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were removed from Chippewa Square to make way for the Oglethorpe monument. These busts were relocated to near the
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The monument was unveiled on November 23, 1910. Prior to its unveiling, it was covered by the flags of
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to colonize the new province, and on February 12, 1733, these settlers established the city of
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to provide for the erection of the monument. On August 10, the resolution passed through the
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similar to one he is depicted as having worn. Oglethorpe holds a sword in his hand, and a
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On May 18, 1901, the Oglethorpe Monument Association was granted a charter by the
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appropriated the $ 15,000 allocation in half increments between 1907 and 1908.
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style. The pedestal itself rests on a large square base that has four
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Oglethorpe in Perspective: Georgia's Founder After Two Hundred Years
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of Oglethorpe, while Bacon was responsible for the design of the
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two days later. The resolution was then signed into law by
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and thousands of spectators were also in attendance. The
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is located) were among the 5,000 people in attendance.
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Chippewa Square
Savannah
Georgia
United States
Daniel Chester French
Henry Bacon
Bronze
Granite
James Oglethorpe
monument
Chippewa Square
Savannah
Georgia
United States
James Oglethorpe
Province of Georgia
Daniel Chester French
Henry Bacon
James Oglethorpe
Province of Georgia
Parliament of Great Britain
Georgia Trustees
England
Savannah, Georgia
Yamacraw Bluff
Savannah River
War of Jenkins' Ear
Spanish Empire

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