The reason the $200,000 statute happened to make its way through Seward is because it's a statue of the man that Seward was named after, William Henry ... mother's home in New York City.

Arthur, William ... statue, which cost $25,000, saw contributions from Ulysses S. Grant and Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt. Interestingly, Seward’s statue has the distinction of being the New ...

William Henry Seward will arrive in Juneau in about ... with their statue of William Seward after its unveiling in New York. The statue is set to be installed in Juneau on July 3.

It’s supposed to be a statue for Governor William H. Seward. “He says, ‘Here’s what to do, New York. Pay me to sculpt Seward’s head and then we’ll lop off Lincoln’s, plop it on his ...

In Madison Square Park at Fifth Ave and 23rd Street sits a pretty sizable monument of William Henry Seward (on the SW corner of Broadway and 23rd). Seward was the 12th Governor of New York State ...

A life-size bronze statue of Harriet Tubman and William Henry Seward ... the political legacy of Seward, who graduated from Union College in 1820 and served as New York governor, U.S. senator ...

SCHENECTADY — Nearly two centuries after he graduated from Union College in 1820, William Henry Seward is having quite a moment. President Abraham Lincoln's secretary of state is the subject of ...

Before being ferried to Juneau from Seattle, the statue took a tour by truck to the town of Florida, New York, Seward's birthplace; Auburn, New York, the location of the William Seward House ...

One-hundred and twenty-five years ago, on Nov, 15, 1888, a statue of William Henry Seward ... 1889 book "Unveiling of the Seward Memorial Statue at Auburn, New York," which also contains regrets ...

Kudos to the William H. Seward commemorative statue committee for a decision they ... a fascinating history by Haines historian Dan Henry of white man’s (especially John Muir’s role) expansion ...

William Henry and Frances Seward hosted parties and entertained ... Auburn's Seward served as governor of New York, a U.S. senator and as secretary of state under Abraham Lincoln.

William Henry Seward was United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier served as Governor of New York and United States Senator. A determined opponent of the spread of slavery in ...