SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A new sculpture honoring the 16th U.S. president is coming to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield.
Museum officials announced plans last week for the “Beacon of Endurance” piece, which will stand more than 24 feet tall. Renderings show an obelisk, with a base inscribed with quotes from Lincoln and a stainless-steel upper portion engraved with words describing Lincoln.
Members of an advisory panel will weigh in on which words to include, and the museum also plans to take ideas from the public through social media.
