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Grenup Monument in Glenwood Cemetery
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An obelisk installed on a square base adorned with three reliefs. On the south side of the base is a relief of Grenup at the moment of his death when as a fire fighter he was run over by the water wagon. Four other figure react to the tragedy. One figure throws up his arms while the other three halt the wagon. On the west side of the base is a relief of a fire hose and two nozzles. On the east side of the base is a relief of a fire axe, torch and spaner wrench tied together with a rope. Egg and dart motifs, garlands and ribbons decorate the piece. The sculpture rest in a triangle plot surrounded by a low fence. Fire hydrants are placed at each of the three corners of the triangle.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.

Source: Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

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Located at Glenwood Cemetery, 2219 Lincoln Road, N.E., Section D, Chapel Circle, Washington, District of Columbia

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