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May 19, 2021 · Lincoln Monument on I-80 Chosen as Roadside America's Sight of the Week. The Abraham Lincoln Memorial Monument was recently named Roadside America's "Sight of the Week" for the week of May 17-23, 2021. The article details the history of the Lincoln Monument, how it came to be located where it is on the Interstate, and some of the other roadside ...
The Lincoln Monument is a bust of Abraham Lincoln by Robert Russin, 12 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet (3.8 m) high and resting on a 30-foot-tall (9.1 m) granite pedestal, at the Summit Rest Area on Interstate 80 east of Laramie, Wyoming. Russin originally erected the sculpture in 1959 nearby on Sherman Hill, overlooking the old U.S. Highway 30 (Lincoln Highway).
- How President Abraham Lincoln Got His Wyoming Monument
- From Mexico to Laramie, Lincoln's Journey to Wyoming
- Lincoln's Legacy in Laramie
The story of Laramie's presidential landmark began on July 1, 1862, when President Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act of 1862. The act offered governmental aid to "men of talent, men of character, men who are willing to invest" in the U.S.'s first transcontinental railroad. The transcontinental railroad tracks would reach the Wyoming Territory ...
The bust of Lincoln made quite the journey to rest upon its current home. Artist Robert Russin designed and built the bust in Mexico City, utilizing 4,500 pounds of bronze to create his masterpiece. The complete work rises over 40-ft tall; its 12.5-ft bust sits atop 30-ft of Wyoming granite. In 1959, the bust traveled along the railroad and highway...
Today, the Lincoln Memorial Monument on I-80 is the only monument to the U.S.'s 16th president along the Lincoln Highway. The massive 12.5 ft tall bust remains the largest in the country and marks the highest point of the first transcontinental railroad line. Against the gorgeous backdrop of Medicine Bow and Wyoming's serene blue skies, Abraham Lin...
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Apr 14, 2015 · Discover Lincoln Highway Monument in Laramie, Wyoming: The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.
This historic monument was constructed in 1959 by Robert Russin, who was an art professor at the University of Wyoming. The bronze bust of Lincoln's head is thirteen-and-a-half feet tall and required ten tons of clay and eleven months of work to create. The original casting was done in Mexico City (the artist needed a favorable climate in which ...
The Lincoln Monument is a bust of Abraham Lincoln by Robert Russin, 12+1⁄2 feet high and resting on a 30-foot-tall granite pedestal, at the Summit Rest Area on Interstate 80 east of Laramie, Wyoming. Russin originally erected the sculpture in 1959 nearby on Sherman Hill, overlooking the old U.S. Highway 30 . In 1969, after Interstate 80 was built, state officials moved the monument to become ...
