Thomas Jefferson statue by Karl Bitter was unveiled in 1911 in front of the Cuyahoga County Courthouse in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Thomas Jefferson statue by Karl Bitter was unveiled in 1911 in front of the Cuyahoga County Courthouse in Cleveland, Ohio.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Commission of Fine Arts.
National Archives Identifier: 57358782
Full Citation: Thomas Jefferson, Cleveland, OH; 1911 (Photograph Unknown); Statues, Monuments and Memorials in U.S.: Arranged alphabetically by name – 66G19A (letter ‘A’) through 66G19Y (letter ‘Y’); General Photographic File of the Commission of Fine Arts, ca. 1910 – 1950; Records of the Commission of Fine Arts, Record Group 66; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/thomas-jefferson-cleveland-oh/, February 12, 2026]
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