Attorney Eric Conn unveils Lincoln Statue

Attorney Eric C. Conn and Pike District Judge Darrel Mullins unveiled Conn’s $500,000 Abraham Lincoln statue in Stanville.  Story from Floyd County Times:

STANVILLE – Social Security attorney Eric C. Conn unveiled his $500,000 statue of Abraham Lincoln on Thursday in front of a crowd that included school children, employees, local officials, and members of the public.

At the special event, Pike County District Judge Darrel H. Mullins unveiled the statue after reading the Gettysburg Address. Mullins also read biographical information about Lincoln before pulling the strings to release the tarp that covered the statue.

“Welcome home, Abe,” Conn said. “I want to thank everyone for being here. It means a lot to me.”

The statue was commissioned by Conn and construction began in October 2009.

The statue is an enlarged replica of a statue in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. It is close to 19 feet tall and weighs over a ton. The statue and its base had to be delivered in three pieces due to its large size and were put in place by a crane.

According to Conn, the statue that now sits in the parking lot of his Stanville office close to a replica of the Statue of Liberty is the second-largest seated Lincoln statue in the world. Conn, who is well-known in the area for his unique marketing campaigns, financed the entire cost of the statue without any outside financial support.

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