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Citation: Statue of George Rogers Clark, Special Collections,University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, VA George Rogers Clark is a historic sculpture located in Monument Square at Charlottesville, Virginia. The sculpture is the fourth of four works commissioned from members of the National Sculpture Society by philanthropist Paul Goodloe McIntire during the years 1919 to 1924. It was designed by Robert Ingersoll Aitken and erected in November 1921. The sculpture measures approximately 24 feet in height, 20 feet in length, and 8 feet in width. It includes a tall bronze figure of George Rogers Clark mounted on a stallion in the center of the sculpture. The pedestal of the sculpture bears the inscription: George Rogers Clark, Conqueror of the Northwest.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]
