Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2015
Statue of Edward Everett in Richardson Park.
Postcard. Caption on front: Edward Everett Monument, Everett Sq., Dorchester, Mass. Postally unused. Caption on verso: Published by German Novelty Co., Boston, Mass. Ca. 1920
The statue of Edward Everett, one of Dorchester’s best known men of the 19th century was designed by William Wetmore Story ofSalem in 1866. It was cast inMunich and set up in thePublicGarden as a gift to the city from the citizens ofBoston on November 18, 1867. The statue was moved from thePublicGarden on June 24, 1910. In 1911 it was taken toDorchester at the urging of the Dorchester Historical Society, and set up on Dorchester Day, June 6 of that year in the traffic circle atEdward Everett Square. Toppled by motorists, it was removed February 28, 1931, and stored in the woodyard inFranklin Park. It was later rescued and placed inRichardsonPark next toEdward Everett Square.
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