Unveiled September 10, 1885 Designed by William Greene Turner | Location near Newport, RI Designer William Greene Turner | |
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Oliver Perry Monument is a bronze statue, by William Greene Turner, dedicated to Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. It is located in Eisenhower Park in Newport, RI, between Washington Square and Touro street. The statue faces west towards Newport Harbor.
The inscription reads:
(On bronze plinth:)
W. G. Turner sc 1884 Gli Galli fusero
Firenze 1884
(In raised letters, encircled by carved wreath:)
(Back of base:)
SEPT. 13TH 1813.
signed Founder's mark appears.
The statue was dedicated 10 September 1885, the 72nd anniversary of the Battle of Lake Erie. The monument is described as
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