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41°20′18.4″N 73°22′52.7″W / 41.338444°N 73.381306°W | |
Location | Putnam Memorial State Park, Redding, Connecticut, United States |
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Designer | Anna Hyatt Huntington |
Type | Equestrian statue |
Material | Bronze Fieldstone |
Length | 94 inches (2.4 m) |
Width | 60 inches (1.5 m) |
Height | 160 inches (4.1 m) |
Beginning date | 1966 |
Completion date | 1967 |
Dedicated date | September 21, 1969 |
Dedicated to | Israel Putnam |
General Israel Putnam, also known as Putnam's Escape at Horseneck, is an equestrian statue at the Putnam Memorial State Park in Redding, Connecticut, United States. The statue was designed by sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington and dedicated in 1969 in honor of Connecticut native Israel Putnam, a military officer who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.