John Ericsson Memorial, located near the National Mall at

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, is dedicated to the man who revolutionized naval history with his invention of the

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John Ericsson John Ericsson (born Johan Ericsson; July 31, 1803 – March 8, 1889) was a Swedish-American inventor. He was active in England and the United States. Ericsson collaborated on the design of the railroad steam locomotive ''Novelty'', which co ...

was also the designer of , the ship that ensured Union naval supremacy during the

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. The memorial was authorized by Congress August 31, 1916, and dedicated May 29, 1926 by President Calvin Coolidge and Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden. Congress appropriated $35,000 for the creation of the memorial, and Americans chiefly of Scandinavian descent raised an additional $25,000. Constructed on a site near the Lincoln Memorial between September 1926 and April 1927, the pink Milford granitebr>memorial
is high with a diameter base. Sculpted by James Earle Fraser, it features a seated figure of Ericsson high, and three standing figures representing adventure, labor, and vision. The national memorial is managed by

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Image:John erricsson memorial-front.jpg Image:John ericsson memorial closeup.jpg File:Fraser Ericsson Adventure.jpg, Adventure section of memorial. Image:Fraser_EriccsonLaborCloseup.jpg, Closeup of Labor section. File:Fraser Ericsson Labor.jpg, Labor section. File:Fraser Ericsson Vision.jpg, Vision section of memorial. File:Gustav Adolf, Coolidge.jpg, The Crown Prince of Sweden and the President of the United States at the dedication ceremony

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John Ericsson Memorial official NPS website
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