Robert Emmet

Robert Emmet (HMKMJ)

Location: Washington, DC 20008
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 54.834', W 77° 3.164'

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[front (south) face of statue base:
Robert Emmet
Irish Patriot
1778-1803
[Coat of arms of "The United Irishmen"]

[plaque on north face of the statue base:]
"I wished to procure for my
country the guarantee which
Washington procured for America...

"I have parted from everything
that was dear to me in this life
for my country's cause...

"When my country takes her
place among the nations of the
earth, then, and not till then
let my epitaph be written."

- Extracts from Emmet's speech
from the dock, September 19, 1803.

[plaque on the ground near the statue base:]
The Emmet Statue Committee
Hon. Victor J. Dowling chairman
presented this statue to the
Smithsonian Institution as a
gift to the American people
on June 28, 1917, in the presence
of President Woodrow Wilson.

Erected on this site on April 22, 1966
in recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of
the Proclamation of Irish Independence.
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HM NumberHMKMJ
Series This marker is part of the Markers Attached to Sculpture series
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Year Placed1966
Placed ByThe Emmet Statue Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 27th, 2014 at 10:20am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 322026 N 4309225
Decimal Degrees38.91390000, -77.05273333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 54.834', W 77° 3.164'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 54' 50.04" N, 77° 3' 9.84" W
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Area Code(s)202
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1700-1798 24th St NW, Washington DC 20008, US
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