The Juneau Monument is a public artwork by American artist Richard Henry Park located on the grounds of Juneau Park, which is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The base of the statue is made of limestone. On top of the base is a bronze statue of Solomon Juneau. On each side of the base are bronze reliefs. The statue is 5 feet wide by 15 feet high.
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Inscribed on the front of the limestone base is “Solomon Juneau”. “The gift of Charles T. Bradley, and William H. Metcalf to the City of Milwaukee,” is inscribed on the back. On the left side of the base is a bronze relief of Solomon Juneau being greeted by Native Americans. Underneath the relief inscribes, “Solomon Juneau, First Mayor of Milwaukee, MDCCCXXXXVI." On the right side of the statue is a bronze relief of Solomon Juneau being elected by congressmen. Underneath the relief is the inscription, “Solomon Juneau, First Mayor of Milwaukee, MDCCCXXXXVI.” The Memorial statue is 5 feet by 15 feet in size.[1] The sculpture was unveiled on July 6, 1887 by Juneau’s granddaughter Hattie White.[2]
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Solomon Juneau was a French Canadian born in a small village near Montreal, Canada on august 9, 1793. Juneau was a French trader with the American Fur Company. In 1818 American Fur Company established a Trading Post in Milwaukee. Juneau decided to purchase the land between the Milwaukee River and Lake Michigan and named it Juneau Town. He was the postmaster and the first president of the Village of Milwaukee. He was elected the first mayor of the City of Milwaukee in 1846. Juneau died in 1856 while making an Indian payment for the U.S. Government at a reservation in Keshena. Shoe manufacturers Charles T. Bradley and William H. Metcalf were friends of the Juneau family and gave them the Juneau Monument as a gift in remembrance of the First Mayor of Milwaukee.[3]
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). New York Times. 10 July 1887. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F00A14FD395C10738DDDA90994DF405B8784F0D3. (reprint from Milwaukee Sentinel, 7 July 1887).
