Statue of Alexander Hamilton (Washington, D.C.)

Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11, 1755, or 1757, in Charlestown, the capital of the island of Nevis, in the Leeward Islands. Commissioned in 1917 and cast by the Kunst Foundry, the statue depicts Hamilton holding a tricorn hat and a long dress coat in his hands. In the statue, he is clad in knee breeches, a throat fichu, buckled shoes, and ruffled cuffs. The statue stands high atop a -tall granite base made by Henry Bacon. Charles Atlas posed for this statue. ==Inscriptions==

The base of the statue is inscribed on three sides. The front reads: ALEXANDER HAMILTON 1757—1804 FIRST SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY SOLDIER, ORATOR, STATESMANCHAMPION OF CONSTITUTIONAL UNION,REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT ANDNATIONAL INTEGRITY The rear of the statue reads: Fraser 1922 A. Kunst Foundry NY The north face reads: "He smote the rock of the national resources and abundant streams of revenue gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of the public credit and it sprang upon its feet." ==Access==

Access to the statue is now restricted as a result of security upgrades after the September 11th attacks. ==See also==