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navigate by keyword : bronze recognition contributors plaque sculpture katharine lee bates lloyd lillie front lawn falmouth public library born august 12th 1859 died wellseley march 28th 1929 taught english literature wellesley forty years author thirty two books writing poem lyrics america beautiful favorite patriotic hymn unveiled 1986 tricentennial

Bronze information panel atop a granite base for the sculpture of Katharine Lee Bates in Falmouth. Royalty Free Stock Photo

bronze sculpture of Katharine Lee Bates by Lloyd Lillie on the front lawn of the Falmouth Public Library Royalty Free Stock Photo

Bronze recognition of contributors plaque for the Katharine Lee Bates Statue in Falmouth.

Pictured is the bronze recognition of contributors plaque for the sculpture of Katharine Lee Bates by Lloyd Lillie on the front lawn of the Falmouth Public Library. She was born in Falmouth August 12th, 1859 and died in Wellseley March 28th, 1929. She taught English Literature at Wellesley for forty years and was the author of thirty-two books. She is best known for writing a poem that became the lyrics for America the Beautiful, maybe America's favorite patriotic hymn. Her sculpture was unveiled August 12th, 1986, the Falmouth Tricentennial.