Lafayette Park Square was first referred to as Lafayette Square beginning in the 1820s. By the time Clark Mill’s Andrew Jackson statue was placed in the center of the park in 1853, directly to the north of the White House, the official name of the park was Lafayette Square.
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McClellan Statue
General George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) Location: Connecticut Avenue, NW, at California Street and Columbia Road Sculptor: Frederick MacMonnies, New York Unveiling: Thursday, May 2, 1907 Cost:…