Washington Statue Transferred to SI
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PrintBy act of the United States Congress, the colossal marble statue of George Washington by Horatio Greenough, which since 1875 has occupied its well-known position in front of the United States Capitol, is transferred to the custody of the Smithsonian Institution.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
May 22, 1908