https://mallhistory.org/files/original/636f8d6570abf370413a52b433c7adff.jpg 8ff10008213b9acaa27f2099b99fdbac Place Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.) Physical Description Text describing the appearance of the place and its situation on the Mall. Standing on a 30 foot high pedestal are two robed figures, Grief and History. History holds a table inscribed with the words "They died that their country might live." On the sides of the pedestal are several additional figures, including Victory, Mars, Neptune, and Peace. Facing the Capitol directly, Peace holds an olive branch and stands over symbols of industry and abundance. Type The nature or genre of the resource Monuments Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Peace Monument Description An account of the resource The Peace Monument, also known as the Naval Monument and the Civil War Sailors Monument, honors naval deaths at sea during the American Civil War. Admiral David Dixon Porter conceived the idea of the monument and sketched an initial design in the mid-1860s, originally intending for it to be placed in Annapolis, Maryland at the US Naval Academy. Porter commissioned Franklin Simmons to create the monument and worked with him on the final design. The monument was not formally dedicated after its completion in 1878. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Franklin Simmons Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1877 (Erected) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1860-1889 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/npc2007018813/">View Original.</a> design & monuments