Noah Webster Monument
Introduction
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Webster's Monument in West Hartford, Connecticut.
Webster's Portrait
Ziolkowski Craving the Noah Webster Monument.
Backstory and Context
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Noah Webster was born in West Hartford on October 16, 1758. Webster attended Yale at the age of sixteen and graduated in 1778. Webster wanted to continue his education and study law, but lacked funds and found work as a teacher. Believing that the instructional resources at his disposition were inadequate, Webster began writing his own textbook in 1783. That book, A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, was used for over a century. Webster wrote two more books. A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language was published in 1806 and offered short definitions of tens of thousands of words. Webster dedicated twenty-two years to writing his third book which offered 65,000 definitions. Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language was published when he was 70. He passed away in 1843.
Korczak Ziolkowski was inspired to dedicate funds to produce this statue of Noah Webster and raised funds from local residents with the help of a variety of fundraisers. On October 17, 1941, Webster’s 183rd birthday the statue was dedicated.
Sources
Noah Webster History. Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society. Accessed October 01, 2017. https://www.noahwebsterhouse.org/discover/noah-webster-history.htm.
Korczak - Storyteller in Stone. Crazy Horse Memorial. Accessed October 01, 2017. https://crazyhorsememorial.org/korczak-storyteller-in-stone.html.