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Ribbon for the dedication of the General Meade Monument in Washington, DC (SOLD)

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$65.00

Product Description

This is another nice piece being offered, it is a ribbon from the dedication of the Meade Monument in Washington, DC. The overall measurement is 5 ½” x 2 ¼” and across the top is “USHER”, followed by “Unveiling of Monument to Major General George Gordon Meade / October 19, 1927”. On the back is the maker with a pin.

The George Gordon Meade Memorial, also known as the Meade Memorial or Major General George Gordon Meade, is a public artwork in Washington, D.C. honoring George Meade, a career military officer from Pennsylvania who is best known for defeating General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg.

The monument is sited on the 300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue NW in front of the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse. It was originally located at Union Square but was removed and placed in storage for fourteen years before being installed at its current location. The statue was sculpted by Charles Grafly, an educator and founder of the National Sculpture Society, and was a gift from the state of Pennsylvania. Prominent attendees at the dedication ceremony in 1927 included President Calvin Coolidge, Governor John Stuchell Fisher, Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon, and Senator Simeon D. Fess.

This ribbon is in very nice condition and would have been worn by one of the ushers at the event, directing the seating for the many dignitaries and veterans attending the ceremony. Very few of these ribbons were made.

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