Richmond has statues, monuments or cemetery statuary for five U.S. Presidents:
- George Washington has two statues at Capitol Square, the Lower Arch at the Pump House and a sculpture honoring his vision of the Kanawha Canal on Canal Walk;
- Thomas Jefferson has a statue in the lobby of the Jefferson Hotel and another is planned for inside the Capitol building;
- James Monroe and John Tyler are buried at President’s Circle at Hollywood Cemetery;
- Abraham Lincoln has a monument at Tredegar Iron Works.
For the Southerners, Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederacy and has a monument on Monument Avenue and is buried at Hollywood Cemetery.
See more statues and monuments or check for where they are located on the Statues and Monuments page.
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