National Register of Historic Places

Lewis, Meriwether and William Clark, Sculpture

Charlottesville (Independent City), Charlottesville County, Virginia
Listed
May 15, 1997
Type
Object
Period
Listed
Ref No.
97000449

About this property

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark is a historic bronze sculpture of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacagawea located at Charlottesville, Virginia. Known as Their First View of the Pacific, it was sculpted by noted artist Charles Keck (1875–1951), and was the first of four commemorative sculptures commissioned from members of the National Sculpture Society by philanthropist Paul Goodloe McIntire. The sculpture was erected in 1919 and moved on July 10, 2021 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. On July 10, 2021, following the removal of the Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee statues, the city called for an emergency council meeting where it was decided that the statue, along with the George Rogers Clark sculpture, would also be removed that same day. It was removed at the request of descendants of Sacajawea. The statue was later transported to Darden Towe Park, on the banks of the Rivanna River, where it has remained outdoors without formal display or conservation.

Location

Charlottesville (Independent City), Charlottesville County, Virginia
38.03060, -78.48259

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Lewis, Meriwether and William Clark, Sculpture was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 15, 1997.

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Lewis, Meriwether and William Clark, Sculpture is classified as a object in the National Register of Historic Places.

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