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The Arlington Memorial Bridge.
The stone we have from the Arlington Memorial Bridge was kindly sent to us by our genial Congressman J. J. McSwain. The picture below shows the end of the bridge with the wonderful monument "Vision" a description of which is found below.
The Ericsson statue is also seen in this picture. John Ericsson was born in Sweden. He invented a self-acting gunlock by means of which naval cannon could be automatically discharged at any elevation without regard to the rolling of the ship. He designed a caloric engine and the screw propellor. He supplied engines and screw to the first steam vessel that crossed the Atlantic. He built the warship Princeton for U.S. the first ship to have her engines and boilers below waterline This was the foundation of steam marine of the world. His most famous achie-vement was the construciton on the Monitor of revolving turret fame.
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Photograph by Edwin L. Wisherd
THE ERICSSON STATUE AND THE ARLINGTON MEMORIAL BRIDGE
This monument to the inventor of the Monitor, "the cheese box on a raft," stands on the banks of the Potomac. The Crown Prince of Sweden took part in the dedication ceremonies during his visit to Washington two years ago. In the background is the finely conceived and splendidly planned structure whihc typifies the binding of the North and South indissoluble union, with the kindliness of Lincoln, the magnamity of Grant, and the chivalry of Lee as the common pride of both sections. The grandson of General Grant, Col. U.S. Grant 3d, is the executive officer of the commission
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