John Ericsson

The City of New York

erects this statue to the

memory of a citizen whose

genius has contributed

to the greatness of the

republic and the progress

of the world.

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April 26, 1893.

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On July 31, 1803, John ...

John Ericsson Memorial

“I love this country. I love its people and its laws, and I would give my life for it just as soon as not.”

John Ericsson.

Swedish-born John Ericsson revolutionized maritime navigation through the first practical use of a stern-mounted ...

John Ericsson Statue

Battery Park

This 1903 statue by Jonathan Scott Hartley (1845-1912) depicts the esteemed Swedish-American engineer and inventor John Ericsson (1803-1889), who helped to revolutionize military-maritime technology with his ironclad warship, the Monitor.

Ericsson was born in Langbanshyttan, Sweden to a mining proprietor ...