Brickell Memorial

Brickell Memorial
The memorial in 2020
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39°57′50.74″N 83°00′22.92″W / 39.9640944°N 83.0063667°W / 39.9640944; -83.0063667
LocationAlexander AEP Park,
Downtown Columbus, Ohio
TypeMemorial
MaterialStone
Length24 inches
Width44 inches
Height53 inches
Dedicated toJohn Brickell

The Brickell Memorial is an outdoor monument commemorating Columbus, Ohio's first citizen, John Brickell. The work was installed in 1930 in the present-day Alexander AEP Park in Columbus, Ohio, United States.[1]

Description

The memorial features a bronze plaque on a stone, which rests on a concrete base. The plaque has an inscription:

ON THIS SPOT THE FIRST CABIN / IN COLUMBUS / WAS BUILT BY ITS FIRST INHABITANT / JOHN BRICKLE 1797 / BORN STEWARTS CROSSING, PENN. 1781. / CAPTURED BY A DELAWARE INDIAN 1791 / ADOPTED BY CHIEF OF THAT TRIBE / WHINGWAY POOSHIES (BIG CAT) WHO / LIVED ON THE AUGLAIZE RIVER. / RELEASED BY TREATY OF GREENVILLE / 1795 / BECAME OWNER BY PURCHASE OF / LYNE STARLING AND VARIOUS REFUGEE / HOLDERS OF LAND EXTENDING FROM / BROAD STREET TO BUTTLES AVENUE / DIED A RESPECTED MAN / ONE BLOCK NORTH AT CORNER / OF SPRING STREET IN 1848. / ERECTED BY FRANKLIN COUNTY / PIONEER ASSOCIATION[1]

The stone measures approximately 53 x 44 x 24 inches, the plaque is approximately 30 inches tall by 24 inches wide, and the base measures approximately 7 x 48 x 36 inches.[1]

History

The memorial was installed in 1930. It was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1992.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "(Brickell Memorial), (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on October 28, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.


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