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Governor Coles State Memorial
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| Location | Valley View Cemetery Edwardsville, Illinois |
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| Material | Concrete, bronze |
| Beginning date | 1928-1929 |
| Dedicated to | Edward Coles |
The Governor Coles State Memorial, also known as the Edward E. Coles Monument and the Governor Coles Monument,[1] is a concrete memorial dedicated to Edward Coles, the second governor of Illinois (1822 to 1826). Erected between 1928-1929, the memorial features a bronze portrait of Coles sculpted by Leon Hermant, and is maintained by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency as a state historic site. The memorial is located in Valley View Cemetery in Edwardsville, Illinois.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Hermant, Leon; Lindstrom, William J. L. (1 January 1922). "Governor Coles Monument" – via siris-artinventories.si.edu Library Catalog.
- ^ "Southwest Region: Governor Coles Memorial". Archived from the original on 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
External links
[edit]- Governor Bond State Memorial Archived 2008-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
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