GRENUP, Benjamin C: Monument (ca. 1858) in Glenwood Cemetery in Washington, D.C. by Charles Rousseau located in James M. Goode's North Capitol Street area

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Benjamin C. Grenup
Aged 24 Years Killed in the discharge of his duty May 6, 1856
This monument is erecte by Columbia Engine Co No 1 to perpetuate the memory and noble deeds of a gallant fireman.
A truer nobler trustier heart more loving or more loyal never beat within a human breast.

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See James M. Goode's
'Washington Sculpture'(hardcover p 410 Item #9.06; North Capitol Street area);
'Outdoor Sculpture'(paperback p326 Item #I-6)
Medium: Marble
Artist: Charles Rousseau
Related subjects: Cemeteries
Location: 2219 Lincoln Rd NE (Section D, Chapel circle) Washington, D.C.
See North Capitol Street areain James Goode's Washington Sculpture
Nearest Metro: Brookland - CUA (Catholic University of America)(Red) (click station name for all sculptures nearby)
Smithsonian American Art Museum's Art Inventories Catalog: Control number DC000142 (dcMem ID #1920 )

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Glenwood Cemetery website

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