- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Dutchy Statue, Elberton
- Date of Original:
- 1898
- Subject:
- Statues--Georgia--Elberton
Storefronts--Georgia--Elberton
Buildings--Georgia--Elberton
Commercial buildings--Georgia--Elberton
Crowds--Georgia--Elberton
City blocks--Georgia--Elberton
Granite sculpture--Georgia--Elberton
Elberton (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Elbert County, Elberton, 34.11159, -82.86863
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The unveiling of the statue that would come to be known as "Dutchy," on Elberton's town square, 1898. The statue depicts a Confederate soldier, but the figure is clothed in northern attire.
Photograph of the unveiling of the statue that would come to be known as "Dutchy," on Elberton, Georgia's town square, 1898. The statue depicts a Confederate soldier, but the figure is clothed in northern attire. It stands on a tall pedestal in front of several storefronts. A crowd of people stands below the base of the statue.
The statue quickly became an eyesore to citizens because of its "decidedly northern dress" and shocking appearance. Dutchy's end came during the night of August 14, 1900, when a group of unknown persons tied a lasso around the statue and hauled it to the ground. A few days later it was buried where it had fallen, unceremoniously. Today the statue is on view at the Elberton Granite Museum. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/science-medicine/granite/m-2821/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of the Elberton Granite Museum and Exhibit
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/science-medicine/granite
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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