A primary economic activity involves sourcing or extracting natural resources from the land or bodies of water. Natural resources are those that occur naturally and are not... Star Gazing
French created the memorial with architect Henry Bacon, who designed the columned marble temple in which Lincoln sits. The two wrestled with size throughout the eight years they worked on the project.
Designed and sculpted by Thomas Ball and erected in 1876, the monument depicts Abraham Lincoln in his role of the Great Emancipator freeing a male African American slave modeled on Archer Alexander. The ex-slave is depicted on one knee, with one fist clenched, shirtless and shackled at the president's feet.