John Ericsson Memorial

**John Ericsson National Memorial**
	sculpture by James Earle Fraser
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Instance of	National Memorial of the United States;
Dedicated to	John Ericsson (1926);
Commemorates	John Ericsson;
Depicts	John Ericsson
Made from material	Milford granite;
Genre	public art;
Location	West Potomac Park, Southwest, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
Street address	2912 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20418;
Located on street	Independence Avenue (southwest, 2912);
Creator	James Earle Fraser;
Owned by	National Park Service;
Operator	National Park Service;
Maintained by	National Mall and Memorial Parks;
Inception	31 August 1916;
Significant event	construction (1926–1927);
Height	20 ft (National Memorial of the United States); 77 in (figure); 39 in (pedestal);
Elevation above sea level	10 ft;
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	38° 53′ 12.01″ N, 77° 03′ 00.67″ W
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John Ericsson Memorial, located at Ohio Drive and Independence Avenue, SW, in Washington, D.C., is dedicated to the man who revolutionized naval history with his invention of the en:screw propeller. Sculpted by James Earle Fraser (sculptor), it features a seated figure of the Swedish engineer John Ericsson

Crownprince Gustav Adolf of Sweden and President Coolidge at the dedication in 1926
John Ericson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial in background.
Adventure section of memorial.
Closeup of Labor section.
Labor section.
Vision section of memorial.

John Ericsson Memorial

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