Brigadier General Erastus B. Wolcott
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Brigadier General Erastus B. Wolcott is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. The nearest named place is Eight Stone Lions, a artwork 0.1 miles away.
The story
Erastus B. Wolcott is a public art work by American artist Francis Herman Packer, located in Lake Park on the east side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The bronze equestrian commemorates military officer and physician Erastus B. Wolcott. It is located in the center of Lake Park, near Eight Stone Lions and the North Point Lighthouse. It is said that his wife wrote the epitaph. The inscription reads:
Brig. Gen. Erastus B. Wolcott Surgeon General of Wisconsin in the Civil War and for thirteen years afterward. He lived a blameless life. Eminent in his profession. A lover of humanity. Who delighted to serve his fellowmen, his city state and nation.
Fraternity - Charity - Equality - Devotion to Country
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1920.
Wikidata Q5385000, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1919
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- BRIG. GENERAL E. B. WOLCOTT/SURGEON GENERAL OF WISCONSIN IN THE CIVIL/WAR AND FOR THIRTEEN YEARS AFTERWARD./HE LIVED A BLAMELESS LIFE, EMINENT IN HIS/PROFESSION A LOVER OF HUMANITY, WHO/DELIGHTED TO SERVE HIS FELLOWMEN;HIS CITY,/STATE AND NATION.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Eight Stone Lions: 0.1 mi
- Hermes: 0.8 mi
- Ceres: 0.8 mi
- Polyphony: 0.9 mi
- Giraffe: 0.9 mi
- North Point Light Station: 0.1 mi
- On Land and On Water: 0.3 mi
- Gilman Triangle: 0.5 mi
- Mary E. Spence Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Saint John's Infirmary: 0.7 mi
- Gilman Triangle: 0.4 mi
- Newberry Boulevard Park: 0.6 mi
- Prospect Triangle: 0.7 mi
- Water Tower Park: 0.7 mi
- Back Bay Park: 1.0 mi
- Summer Soulstice Music Festival: 0.9 mi
- Skyline Music: 1.7 mi
- Juneteenth Day: 2.2 mi
- Bastille Days: 2.4 mi
- Lakefront Festival of Art: 2.4 mi
- Downer Woods: 1.1 mi
- Shorewood Nature Conservancy: 1.3 mi
- Lakeshore State Park: 2.6 mi
- Menomonee Valley Bioretention Facility: 4.5 mi
- Indian Prairie Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Apartment Garden: 0.9 mi
- Ron Mann Butterfly Garden: 1.0 mi
- Victory Garden Urban Farm: 2.1 mi
- All People's Garden: 2.1 mi
- Cudahy Garden: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 0.2 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 5.1 mi
- Bradford Beach: 0.3 mi
- McKinley Beach: 1.1 mi
- Pebble Beach: 2.7 mi
- Private Beach: 9.4 mi
- Grant Park Beach: 10.7 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 0.1 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 0.1 mi
- Port Washington Breakwater Light: 22.0 mi
- Port Washington Light Station: 22.4 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 22.4 mi
- Root Creek: 9.2 mi
- Brookfield Center: 13.9 mi
- Raymond Center: 19.7 mi
- Denoon: 21.3 mi
- Silurian Spring: 18.2 mi
- Hygeia Spring: 21.3 mi
- Mount Bayside: 8.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:34 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Allis, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/403696420
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