The statue commemorating Confederate general Albert Pike in Washington, D.C. was first erected in 1901.
January 01, 1901
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Original erection date of the monument
A bronze statue of Albert Pike was funded by the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry and was erected in 1901 to honor Pike's Masonic scholarship.
January 01, 1901
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Origins and purpose of the Albert Pike bronze statue.
Albert Pike was a Freemason and was pardoned by U.S. President Andrew Johnson.
January 01, 1866
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Biographical details about Albert Pike
Albert Pike served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War and also served as an associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court.
April 12, 1861
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Biographical roles held by Albert Pike.