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Sarah Louise Rittenhouse

Posted on June 26, 2013October 18, 2019

Statue: Sarah Louise Rittenhouse Sundial
Location: Montrose Park, R Street near 31st, NW (Georgetown)
Dedication: November 9, 1956
Cost: Donated. Funds raised by Georgetown Garden Club

At the entrance to Montrose Park there is a statue with a sundial placed in tribute to Sarah Louise Rittenhouse. The sundial was dedicated on November 9, 1956.

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Montrose Park and the adjacent Dumbarton Park are managed by the National Park Service. Montrose Park became a park because Sarah Louise Rittenhouse petitioned Congress to buy the acreage for $110,000. Dumbarton Park was a gift to the National Park Service by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss.

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