William Jennings Bryan Park, Statute, and Marker

The son of a circuit court judge who was known for praying before each decision, the three time presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan is commemorated with a statute by the sculptor of Mount Rushmore, Gutzon Borglum. Formerly sitting near the present JFK Center in Washington, DC, the statue was moved as a result of I-66 construction. Finally in 1961, the statute came home to Salem, Illinois, and following an act of Congress in 1975, the statue ownership was officially given to the City.

Featured Image Credit: William Jennings Bryan Historical Marker. 15 July 2021, www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=99119.