New Bronze Statue Of President Abraham Lincoln Dedicated In Wilkinsburg

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

WILKINSBURG (KDKA) -- A new bronze statue of President Abraham Lincoln stands tall in Wilkinsburg.

This is at the intersection of Penn Avenue and Ardmore Boulevard.

The 6'4 bronze statue is the same height as the 16th President of the United States.

It replaces the battered sheet-copper Lincoln Statue that was dedicated in 1916 and stood for over a century.

"I'm just so proud of the people of Wilkinsburg who decided that they wanted this artistry, they wanted the tradition, the history," said Anne Morris, President of the Wilkinsburg Historical Society. "And they wanted to make it happen, and they dug deep into their pockets. We got donations from hundreds of people to be able to come this point and have that statue made.

According to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, $70,000 was raised to build the statue.