Zachary Taylor Monument, Louisville, Kentucky.
Title
Zachary Taylor Monument , Louisville , Kentucky .
Description
Monument to Zachary Taylor , twelfth President of the United States , who died in office in 1850 . The monument was dedicated on September 20 , 1883 , in the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery on Brownsboro Road , Louisville , Kentucky . The base bears a quote , "I have endeavored to do my duty . I am ready to die . My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me " as well as the interlocking letters Z and T ; "Maj . Genl . Zachary Taylor 12th President of the United States Born Nov . 24 1784 Died July 9 1850 " and "Palo Alto , Resacca , De La Palma , Monterey , Beuna [sic] Vista " [his victories in the Mexican-American War] . The cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 .
Subject
Monuments & memorials Cemeteries Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850 Tombs $ sepulchral monuments Historic sites
Location Depicted
Brownsboro Road (Louisville, Ky.) Louisville (Ky.) Jefferson County (Ky.)
Object Type
Gelatin silver prints Photographic prints
Source
2.75 x 3.75 in. b&w photographic print. Item Number ULPA 1998.11.402 in the Furnas Family Album Collection, Unviersity of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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Collection
Furnas Family Album Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/furnas/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Image Number
ULPA 1998.11.402
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