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Brother Zeb’s statue still stands tall
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The August 23, 1900, issue of The New York Times carried this story: “RALEIGH, N.C. Aug. 22.--The monument to Zebulon Vance was unveiled in the Capital Square to-day. The movement to erect a monument to the Senator took shape after his death, and was begun as a popular one. In this way about $2,500 was raised. The Legislature of 1899 came to the aid of the movement by appropriating $5,000. The statue is eight and a half feet in height, and stands upon a base of granite from Mount Airy, this State, the base being of equal height. The statue was cast by the Gorham Company of Providence, R.I. On the base is the one word ‘Vance’ in bold letters.”
The statue was relocated to the southeast lawn at the State House in 1948 when the much more elaborate bronze sculpture “Presidents North Carolina Gave the Nation” was unveiled at the east entrance of the State House to honor US Presidents--and brother Masons--Jackson, Polk and Johnson.
Bas relief panels depicting high points of Vance’s life flank his statue.
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Produced by the public relations committee of the Grand Lodge AF&AM of Masons in North Carolina,
2921 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27628 MMVIII
Author/editor: Walter J. Klein wklein(at)carolina.rr.com
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